Salient features and HLA markers of childhood psoriasis in Kuwait

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 147-151

  Nanda, A ^a,b   Al Fouzan, A S ^a,b   El Kashlan, M ^a,b   Al Sweih, N ^a,b   Al Muzairai, I ^a,b  

^a AL SABAH HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^b IBN SINA HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA A3 ANTIGEN; HLA ANTIGEN; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; HLA C ANTIGEN; HLA DR7 ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE MARKER; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HLA SYSTEM; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; INFANT; KUWAIT; LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; SCALP; SEX RATIO;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; INFANT; KUWAIT; MALE; PSORIASIS;

EID: 0034002949     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2230.2000.00598.x     Document Type: Article

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