SARS-CoV-2 Positivity Rate for Latinos in the Baltimore-Washington, DC Region

Diego A. Martinez; Jeremiah S. Hinson; Eili Y. Klein; Nathan A. Irvin; Mustapha Saheed; Kathleen R. Page; Scott R. Levin

doi:10.1001/jama.2020.11374

SARS-CoV-2 Positivity Rate for Latinos in the Baltimore-Washington, DC Region

Diego A. Martinez, Jeremiah S. Hinson, Eili Y. Klein, Nathan A. Irvin, Mustapha Saheed, Kathleen R. Page, Scott R. Levin

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Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	392-395
Number of pages	4
Journal	JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association
Volume	324
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2020.11374
State	Published - Jul 28 2020

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SARS-CoV-2 Positivity Rate for Latinos in the Baltimore-Washington, DC Region. / Martinez, Diego A.; Hinson, Jeremiah S.; Klein, Eili Y.; Irvin, Nathan A.; Saheed, Mustapha ; Page, Kathleen R.; Levin, Scott R.

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