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Review Article| Volume 70, ISSUE 1, P91-101, February 2023

Child Health Advocacy

The Journey to Antiracism
  • Joseph L. Wright
    Correspondence
    Corresponding author. University of Maryland Medical System, 250 West Pratt Street, 24th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21201.
    Affiliations
    Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore

    Department of Health Policy and Management, University of Maryland School of Public Health, College Park

    University of Maryland Medical System, 250 West Pratt Street, 24th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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  • Tiffani J. Johnson
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    Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California-Davis, 4150 V Street Suite 2100, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
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