Characterization of early and late onset psoriasis in the Korean population

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 647-652

  Youn, Jai Il ^a,b   Park, Byung Soon ^a   Park, Seok Beom ^a   Kim, Sang Duck ^a   Suh, Dae Hun ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Age of onset; Korean; Psoriasis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; ONSET AGE; PSORIASIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; STRESS;

EID: 0032751263     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1999.tb02066.x     Document Type: Article

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