The comorbid state of psoriasis patients in a university dermatology practice

Journal of Dermatological Treatment

Volumn 16, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 319-323

  Pearce, Daniel J ^a   Morrison, Allison E ^a   Higgins, Kristen B ^a   Crane, Martin M ^b   Balkrishnan, Rajesh ^c   Fleischer Jr , Alan B ^a   Feldman, Steven R ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Comorbidities; Diabetes; Disease; Heart disease; Hypertension; Psoriasis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DERMATOLOGY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EMPHYSEMA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART DISEASE; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; RACE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSORIASIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 31644434594     PISSN: 09546634     EISSN: 14711753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09546630500335977     Document Type: Article

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