Colorism attitudes and use of skin lightening agents in the United States

• Egile Nagusiak: Karishma Daftary, MD (Egilea), Sneha Poondru, BA (Egilea), Nina Patel, MS (Egilea), Maxwell Shramuk, MS (Egilea), Lutfiyya Muhammad, PhD (Egilea), Roopal V. Kundu, MD (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: Wolters Kluwer, 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background:. Skin lightening (SL) is a practice involving the use of chemicals to lighten the skin that is more common among skin of color (SOC) individuals, particularly women, and can lead to adverse health consequences. Objective:. In this study, we examine SL habits, including both general light...