Impact of psoriasis on patients work and productivity: A retrospective, matched ccase-control analysis

American Journal of Clinical Dermatology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 407-410

  Wu, Ying ^a,d   Mills, Douglas ^b   Bala, Mohan ^c  

^a Johnson and Johnson Pharmaceutical Services   (United States)

^b Consumer Health Sciences ^*  (United States)

^c CENTOCOR INC   (United States)

^d Johnson and Johnson Pharmaceutical Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST OF ILLNESS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POOR GENERAL CONDITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; PSORIASIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; EFFICIENCY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSORIASIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; WORK;

EID: 70350334362     PISSN: 11750561     EISSN: 11791888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11310440-000000000-00000     Document Type: Article

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