Global assessment of psoriasis severity and change from photographs: A valid and consistent method

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 128, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2198-2203

  Farhi, David ^a,b,c   Falissard, Bruno ^a,d,e   Dupuy, Alain ^b,f  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c université Paris Cité   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^e HÔPITAL PAUL BROUSSE   (France)

^f SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; SKIN COLOR; VALIDITY;

EID: 49549107566     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jid.2008.68     Document Type: Article

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