No evidence found that childhood onset of psoriasis influences disease severity, future body mass index or type of treatments used

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1333-1339

  De Jager, M E A ^a   De Jong, E M G J ^a   Meeuwis, K A P ^a   Van De Kerkhof, P C M ^a   Seyger, M M B ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Age of onset of psoriasis; Childhood psoriasis; Children; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; CALCIPOTRIOL; COAL TAR; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN A; DITHRANOL; EMOLLIENT AGENT; ETRETIN; FUMARIC ACID; METHOTREXATE; RETINOID; VITAMIN D DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PHYSICAL DISEASE BY BODY FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; PSORIASIS VULGARIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; COAL TAR; EMOLLIENTS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOLYTIC AGENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSORIASIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY;

EID: 78649725845     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2010.03645.x     Document Type: Article

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