Clinical, power Doppler sonography and histological assessment of the psoriatic plaque: Short-term monitoring in patients treated with etanercept

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 33-37

  Gutierrez, M ^a   De Angelis, R ^a   Bernardini, M L ^a   Filippucci, E ^a   Goteri, G ^a   Brandozzi, G ^a   Lemme, G ^a   Campanati, A ^a   Grassi, W ^a   Offidani, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8; ETANERCEPT; VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; POWER DOPPLER SONOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS VULGARIS; SKIN BIOPSY;

EID: 78650467439     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2010.10026.x     Document Type: Article

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