Disparities in COVID-19 rates among adults with kidney failure in New York City

(American Society of Nephrology) Among adults with kidney failure undergoing hemodialysis in New York City, Black and Hispanic patients were more likely to develop symptomatic COVID-19 than White patients. Neighborhood-level social vulnerability factors were associated with COVID-19 incidence among White patients, but these factors did not explain racial/ethnic disparities.

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-06/ason-dic060421.php

Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 4, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

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