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Arch Dermatol. 2006;142:362-364.

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The Archives of Dermatology joins JAMA in dedicating our March issue to women's health¹ to commemorate the first International Women's Day, March 8, 1910. In 1945, the Charter of the United Nations affirmed the principle of sex equality, and in 1995, the Beijing Conference and Platform for Action recognized that the empowerment of all women is the most effective way to promote health, especially the prevention of human immunodeficiency virus and AIDS.² In this editorial, we define the dermatologic diseases of women and their relevance in the broad context of worldwide women's health and discuss how women's health is influenced by cultural and social norms.

WOMEN AND DERMATOLOGIC DISEASES

Women's health issues in dermatology include diseases that affect women because they are related to the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, childbirth, and/or menopause. The management of dermatologic disorders in a woman who is pregnant or likely to become pregnant differs from the management of the same . . . [Full Text of this Article]

DERMATOLOGIC HEATH CARE DELIVERY TO WOMEN

PREVENTING DERMATOLOGIC DISEASES IN WOMEN

SOCIOCULTURAL BARRIERS TO WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE

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June K. Robinson, MD; Marcia Ramos-e-Siliva, MD

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