The variable incidence of psoriasis in sub-Saharan Africa

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 911-919

  Leder, Richard O ^a   Farber, Eugene M ^a  

^a Psoriasis Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN; LITHIUM; PROPRANOLOL;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; GENE FREQUENCY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MENTAL STRESS; PREVALENCE; PSORIASIS;

EID: 0031465529     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.1997.00251.x     Document Type: Article

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