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You are here: Home / Articles / To Bridge Health Disparities, Diagnose Lupus Early & Improve Access

To Bridge Health Disparities, Diagnose Lupus Early & Improve Access

March 19, 2019 • By Susan Bernstein

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Susan Bernstein is a freelance medical journalist based in Atlanta.

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Filed Under: Conditions, Meeting Reports, SLE (Lupus) Tagged With: 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting, Community Health Worker Lupus Clinical Trials Training Program (LuCTT), health disparities, Lupus Education Advancement ProjectIssue: March 2019

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