RT Journal
A1 Hernandez C, Mermelstein RJ
T1 A conceptual framework for advancing melanoma health disparities research
JF Archives of Dermatology
JO Archives of Dermatology
YR 2009
FD December 1
VO 145
IS 12
SP 1442
OP 1446
DO 10.1001/archdermatol.2009.316
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archdermatol.2009.316
AB 
Health disparities may be defined as “differences in incidence, prevalence, morbidity, mortality and burden of diseases and other adverse health conditions that exist among specific population groups in the United States.”1(p7) In this issue of the Archives, Hu et al2 retrospectively compared the incidence of melanoma for white non-Hispanics, white Hispanics, and blacks. Their study detected significantly more advanced melanomas at presentation for white Hispanics and blacks in the state of Florida than for white non-Hispanic patients. This study adds to a growing body of literature that identifies a pervasive and persistent disparity in the stage of melanoma diagnosis between Hispanic and black patients vs white patients.