Psoriasis in childhood and adolescence: Evaluation of demographic and clinical features

Pediatrics International

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 525-530

  Seyhan, Muammer ^a,c   Coşkun, Başak Kandi ^b   Saǧlam, Hülya ^a   Özcan, Hamdi ^a   Karincaoǧlu, Yelda ^a  

^a INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c INONU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Childhood; Psoriasis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAPER DERMATITIS; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; ONSET AGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; PSORIASIS VULGARIS; PUSTULAR PSORIASIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCALP; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; THROAT CULTURE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE OF ONSET; ALGORITHMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; PSORIASIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TURKEY;

EID: 33751382157     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2006.02270.x     Document Type: Article

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