Dermatologic Surgery Textbooks Show Skin of Colour in Under 9% of Images
A new tally finds under 9 percent of clinical images in dermatologic surgery textbooks show skin of colour, quantifying the visual gap in surgical training references.
Topic
Medical Education
Topic
Medical Education
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