Introducing the Global Health and Equity section in the British Journal of Dermatology

E E Freeman^{1

2}, J Lester³, V Padovese^{4

5}, A Singal⁶, R Yotsu^{7

8

9}, F G Bravo¹⁰, A Mosam^{11

12}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
² Medical Practice Evaluation Center, Mongan Institute for Health Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
³ Department of Dermatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
⁴ Genitourinary Clinic, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta.
⁵ International Foundation for Dermatology, Migrants Health Dermatology Working Group, London, UK.
⁶ Department of Dermatology & STD, University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
⁷ Department of Dermatology, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
⁸ School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.
⁹ Department of Tropical Medicine, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.
¹⁰ Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru.
¹¹ Department of Dermatology, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa.
¹² Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital, Cato Manor, Durban, South Africa.

PMID: 35103993
PMCID: PMC8820382
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.20898

Editorial

Introducing the Global Health and Equity section in the British Journal of Dermatology

E E Freeman et al. Br J Dermatol. 2022 Feb.

. 2022 Feb;186(2):201-202.

doi: 10.1111/bjd.20898.

Authors

E E Freeman^{1

2}, J Lester³, V Padovese^{4

5}, A Singal⁶, R Yotsu^{7

8

9}, F G Bravo¹⁰, A Mosam^{11

12}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
² Medical Practice Evaluation Center, Mongan Institute for Health Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
³ Department of Dermatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
⁴ Genitourinary Clinic, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta.
⁵ International Foundation for Dermatology, Migrants Health Dermatology Working Group, London, UK.
⁶ Department of Dermatology & STD, University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
⁷ Department of Dermatology, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
⁸ School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.
⁹ Department of Tropical Medicine, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.
¹⁰ Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru.
¹¹ Department of Dermatology, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa.
¹² Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital, Cato Manor, Durban, South Africa.

PMID: 35103993
PMCID: PMC8820382
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.20898

Abstract

The Section Editor and Associate Editors for the new British Journal of Dermatology Section on Global Health & Equity outline their vision for the Section and suggest topics for submission.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of interest: E.E.F. is the Chair of GLODERM.

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Introducing the Global Health and Equity section in the British Journal of Dermatology

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