TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Asian American Pioneers in Dermatology
A1  - Yun, Jasmine
A1  - Park, Justine
A2  - Kelly, A. Paul
A2  - Taylor, Susan C.
A2  - Lim, Henry W.
A2  - Serrano, Ana Maria Anido
PY  - 2016
T2  - Taylor and Kelly's Dermatology for Skin of Color, 2e
AB  - Due  to  the  increasing  numbers  of  Asian  Americans  of  both  Asian  and  mixed  Asian  race,  the  responsibility  of  Asian  American  dermatologists  to  serve  and  educate  this  population  is  considerable.  According  to  the  2010  U.S.  Census,  the  Asian  American  population  grew  faster  from  2000  to  2010  than  any  other  racial  group  in  the  United  States.1  As  of  2012,  Asian  Americans  had  the  highest  educational  achievement  level  and  median  household  income  of  any  racial  demographic  in  the  country.2,3  In  2008,  Asian  Americans  held  the  highest  median  personal  income  of  any  other  demographic  group  in  the  United  States.4,5  Adjusting  for  the  proportion  of  the  population,  Asians  and  Caucasians  had  greater  numbers  of  dermatologic  encounters  than  African  Americans  and  Native  Americans  in  1990.  This  correlates  with  the  disparity  in  the  median  family  income  that  exists  between  those  racial  groups.6  From  1993  to  2009,  the  top  five  dermatologic  conditions  seen  by  dermatologists  in  Asian  or  Pacific  Islander  patients  were  acne,  unspecified  dermatitis  or  eczema,  benign  neoplasms  of  the  skin,  psoriasis,  and  seborrheic  keratoses.7  A  retrospective  cohort  study  of  health-plan  pediatric  patients  from  1997  to  2007  showed  that  the  three  most  common  diagnoses  for  Asian  pediatric  patients  were  dermatitis  (29.1%),  acne  (22.2%),  and  warts  (12.6%).8  In  2009,  a  survey  of  ‘westernized’  Asian  Americans  in  California  indicated  that  they  were  more  likely  to  view  behaviors  promoting  sun  exposure  (tanned  skin,  increased  weekend  sun  exposure,  or  actively  lying  out  in  the  sun  to  get  a  tan)  in  a  positive  way.9  This  suggests  that  the  Asian  American  population  needs  to  be  targeted  by  dermatologists  for  education  regarding  sun  protection  and  the  risks  of  skin  cancer.  
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PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/16
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1161551594
ER  -