Early onset (<40 years age) psoriasis is comorbid with greater psychopathology than late onset psoriasis: A study of 137 patients

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 464-466

  Gupta, Madhulika A ^a,b,d   Gupta, Aditya K ^c   Watteel, Gena N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d 490 Wonderland Road South ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Age factors; Age of onset; Anger; Psychological; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANGER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; STRESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; ANGER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TESTS; PSORIASIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029953010     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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