Cultural aspects in the treatment of patients with skin disease.
As the cultural distance between patient and physician widens, so does miscommunication. Negotiation between the belief systems of the physician and the patient may create a therapeutic environment of mutual trust and respect that increases the possibility of successful clinical outcomes.
Moy
Janet A
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Department of Dermatology, New York University Medical Center, 560 First Avenue, Office H-100, New York, NY 10016, USA.
McKinley-Grant
Lynn
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Sanchez
Miguel R
MR
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000208:ethnology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States