Health Equity

Study of 17 Million Identifies Crucial Risk Factors for Coronavirus Deaths

Abstract: The largest study yet confirms that race, ethnicity, age and sex can raise a person’s chances of dying from Covid-19.

Publication: The New York Times

Date Published: July 8, 2020

Author(s): Katherine J. Wu

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