From Disparities to Equity in Chronic Disease Burden: Progress Requires Persistence.

Ann Intern Med

Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and Johns Hopkins Center for Health Equity, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.

Published: December 2024

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