Reducing language barriers in dermatology: A step toward equitable care

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2022 Nov;87(5):e189-e190. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2022.07.049. Epub 2022 Aug 6.

Authors

Henriette De La Garza¹, Jules B Lipoff², Roxana Daneshjou³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Electronic address: drjuleslipoff@gmail.com.
³ Department of Dermatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California.

PMID: 35944811
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2022.07.049

No abstract available

Keywords: cultural barriers; dermatology; diversity; language barriers; language concordance; language discordance.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Communication Barriers
Dermatology*
Humans
Language