Honoring Dr. Shalon Irving, A Champion for Health Equity

Tanjala S. Purnell; Wanda Irving; Soleil Irving; Lauren Underwood; Raegan McDonald-Mosley; Chidinma Ibe; Debra Hickman; Janice Bowie

doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2021.01447

Honoring Dr. Shalon Irving, A Champion for Health Equity

Tanjala S. Purnell, Wanda Irving, Soleil Irving, Lauren Underwood, Raegan McDonald-Mosley, Chidinma Ibe, Debra Hickman, Janice Bowie

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Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	304-308
Number of pages	5
Journal	Health Affairs
Volume	41
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2021.01447
State	Published - Feb 2022

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