Epidemiology of psoriasis in Malaysia: A hospital based study

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 112-114

  Sinniah, B ^a   Saraswathy Devi, S ^b   Prasant, B S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITI KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

^b Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah   (Malaysia)

^c INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Age; Epidemiology of psoriasis; Ethnicity; Gender

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIGRANT WORKER; NEWBORN; OUTPATIENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PSORIASIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP;

ETHNIC GROUPS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; PSORIASIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77958045213     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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