Ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in dermatology.

Ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in dermatology. J Dermatolog Treat. 2015 Nov 2;:1-2 Authors: Jackson C, Maibach H Abstract Ethnic and socioeconomic disparities exist within healthcare. Specifically, minority group members experience more deleterious health outcomes than do majority group members. In this paper, we explore the factors that influence such variety, with a focus on the field of dermatology, in an attempt to understand the ways to improve minority group results. We also highlight how the prevalence of mental health issues within minority group and low socioeconomic status individuals can differentially influence dermatological disease states, such as the relationship between depression and psoriasis. PMID: 26418077 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Journal of Dermatological Treatment - February 16, 2016 Category: Dermatology Tags: J Dermatolog Treat Source Type: research