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Rheumatology resources need reform to represent all patients

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Underrepresentation of patients with non-white skin in rheumatology educational resources impairs practitioners’ competence in caring for patients with skin of colour and reduces patients’ confidence in the medical system. Medical publishers and educators should reconsider how to promote equal representation and care of patients with all skin types.

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    Lisa Zickuhr & Heather A. Jones

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Zickuhr, L., Jones, H.A. Rheumatology resources need reform to represent all patients. Nat Rev Rheumatol 17, 447–448 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41584-021-00636-9

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