Objective assessment of involved surface area in patients with psoriasis

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 339-342

  Yune, Young Min ^a   Park, Sang Yong ^a   Oh, Hyun Sook ^a   Kim, Dong Jun ^a   Yoo, Dong Su ^a   Kim, Il Hwan ^a   Moon, Jong Sub ^b   Kim, Min Ki ^b   Oh, Chil Hwan ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Image analysis system; PASI scoring system; Visual grading method

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; PSORIASIS; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN DEFECT; STANDARD;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PSORIASIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0242521353     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0846.2003.00042.x     Document Type: Article

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