Shopping for psoriasis medications on the Internet

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1050-1055

  Mahe E ^a   Saiag, P ^a   Aegerter, P ^a   Beauchet, A ^a  

^a HÔPITAL AMBROISE PARÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Internet; Online pharmacy; Psoriasis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADALIMUMAB; ALEFACEPT; ANTIPSORIASIS AGENT; CALCIPOTRIOL; CALCITRIOL; CYCLOSPORIN A; EFALIZUMAB; ETANERCEPT; ETRETIN; FUMARIC ACID; MELATONIN; METHOTREXATE; METHOXSALEN; PRASTERONE; STEROID; TACALCITOL; TAZAROTENE;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INTERNET; OUTPATIENT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; SEARCH ENGINE; SOCIOECONOMICS; WEB BROWSER;

ACITRETIN; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; CALCITRIOL; COMMERCE; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; FRANCE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INTERNET; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PSORIASIS; RECEPTORS, TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR; SELF MEDICATION;

EID: 68749111243     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2009.03248.x     Document Type: Article

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