Key Words
- •Existing disparities in kidney disease incidence, outcomes, and access to care among older adults, ethnic/racial minorities, people experiencing unstable housing, and immigrant populations may be exacerbated as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Older adults |
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Aging Community
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Chronic Kidney Disease Surveillance System. 2020. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/kidneydisease/index.html. Accessed August 9, 2020.
Unstable Housing
Karedes D. CDC reviewing ‘stunning’ universal testing results from Boston homeless shelter. Boston 25 News. Updated April 15, 2020. Available at: https://www.boston25news.com/news/cdc-reviewing-stunning-universal-testing-results-boston-homeless-shelter/Z253TFBO6RG4HCUAARBO4YWO64/.
Sex Differences
Race and Ethnicity
COVID-19: data. City of New York. Available at: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-data.page. Accessed April 30, 2020.
- Lakhani N.
Refugees, Immigrants, and Undocumented
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Financial Disclosure: The authors declare that they have no relevant financial interests.
Support: Dr. Cervantes is supported by an internal grant from the University of Colorado School of Medicine and the National Institute for Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases ( NIDDK ) K23DK117018 . The funders of this study had no role in writing or decision to submit the manuscript for publication.