Structural racism and impact on sickle cell disease: sickle cell lives matter.

Wally R Smith; Cecelia Valrie; India Sisler

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Structural racism and impact on sickle cell disease: sickle cell lives matter.

January 11, 2023

Smith WR, Valrie C, Sisler I. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 2022;36(6):1063-1076.

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Racism exacerbates health disparities and threatens patient safety. This article summarizes the relationship between structural racism and health disparities in the United States and highlights how racism impacts health care delivery and health outcomes for patients with sickle cell disease.

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