Family history of psoriasis, stressful life events, and recent infectious disease are risk factors for a first episode of acute guttate psoriasis: Results of a case-control study

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 433-438

  Naldi, Luigi ^a,b   Peli, Lorenzo ^a   Parazzini, Fabio ^c   Carrel, Claude France ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^c MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 17744365558     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2001.110876     Document Type: Article

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