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This chapter presents a case study of a patient with a racially offensive tattoo that alienates a provider and explores how such biases may affect patient care.

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  1. Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA

    Sybil Zachariah

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  1. Sybil Zachariah
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  1. Office for Diversity and Equity and Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA

    Marcus L. Martin

  2. Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Sheryl Heron

  3. Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, LA, USA

    Lisa Moreno-Walton

  4. Office for Diversity and Equity, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA

    Michelle Strickland

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Zachariah, S. (2019). Offensive Tattoo. In: Martin, M.L., Heron, S., Moreno-Walton, L., Strickland, M. (eds) Diversity and Inclusion in Quality Patient Care. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92762-6_33

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92762-6_33

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