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Editorial

Why is COVID-19 especially impacting the African American population?

Fabian Sanchis-Gomara Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valencia and INCLIVA Biomedical Research Institute, Valencia, SpainCorrespondence[email protected]
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Giuseppe Lippib Section of Clinical Biochemistry, University of Verona, Verona, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9523-9054View further author information
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Carl J. Laviec John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute, Ochsner Clinical School, The University of Queensland School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3906-1911View further author information
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Pages 331-333 | Received 12 Jun 2020, Accepted 05 Aug 2020, Published online: 18 Aug 2020

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