Incidence of psoriasis and association with comorbidities in Italy: A 5-year observational study from a national primary care database

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 593-598

  Vena, Gino A ^a   Altomare, Gianfranco ^b   Ayala, Fabio ^c   Berardesca, Enzo ^d   Calzavara Pinton, Piergiacomo ^e   Chimenti, Sergio ^f   Giannetti, Alberto ^g   Girolomoni, Giampiero ^h   Lotti, Torello ⁱ   Martini, Patrizia ^j   Mazzaglia, Giampiero ^k   Peserico, Andrea ^l   Puglisi Guerra, Antonio ^m   Sini, Giovanna ^k   Cassano, Nicoletta ^a   Cricelli, Claudio ⁿ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b IRCCS ISTITUTO ORTOPEDICO GALEAZZI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d SAN GALLICANO DERMATOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^e Spedali Civili   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^j Unit of Dermatology   (Italy)

^k Health Search   (Italy)

^l UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^m Institute of Dermatology   (Italy)

ⁿ Italian College of General Practitioners   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Comorbidities; Epidemiology; Healthcare resources; Incidence; Primary care database; Psoriasis

Indexed keywords

CALCIPOTRIOL; CLOBETASOL; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; CYCLOSPORIN; ETRETIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHOTREXATE; MOMETASONE FUROATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; TACALCITOL; TAZAROTENE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSORIASIS; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, PSORIATIC; COMORBIDITY; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSORIASIS;

EID: 77956930550     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: 19524013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/ejd.2010.1017     Document Type: Article

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