Racial and ethnic diversity in clinical trials of laser treatments for scars

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2022 Nov;87(5):1178-1179. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2022.02.055. Epub 2022 Mar 5.

Authors

Pooja H Rambhia¹, Bernice Y Yan¹, Steven Barilla¹, Victoria R Sharon²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, New Hyde Park, New York.
² Department of Dermatology, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, New Hyde Park, New York. Electronic address: vsharon@northwell.edu.

PMID: 35259452
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2022.02.055

No abstract available

Keywords: clinical trial; lasers; racial disparities; scars; skin of color.

MeSH terms

Cicatrix* / ethnology
Cicatrix* / surgery
Clinical Trials as Topic*
Cultural Diversity*
Ethnicity
Humans
Laser Therapy*
Racial Groups
Treatment Outcome