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Letters |15 October 1995

Skin Color and Ethnicity

Robert M. Doroghazi, MD

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TO THE EDITOR:
I read with interest the recent article by Caldwell and Popenoe [1] and the accompanying editorial by Dr. Huth [2].
Caldwell and Popenoe suggest that designations of race be dropped from medical case presentations because these terms are “superficial and potentially misleading terms that fail to serve the patient's medical needs.”
The questioning of a preconceived dogma is often intellectually stimulating and can have broad, useful, and practical applications. However, I am concerned that acceptance of their suggestions would unnecessarily interject politics into medicine. Specifically, who determines when race is or is not important? Are Dr. Caldwell and Ms. Popenoe more qualified than others to decide this?
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Doroghazi RM. Skin Color and Ethnicity. Ann Intern Med. ;123:636–637. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-123-8-199510150-00025

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Published: Ann Intern Med. 1995;123(8):636-637.

DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-123-8-199510150-00025

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