Skin carotenoid levels in adult patients with psoriasis

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 945-949

  Lima, X T ^a   Kimball, A B ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

carotenoids; nutrition; psoriasis; retinoids; vitamin A

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; MULTIVITAMIN; RETINOL;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HAND PALM; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; PSORIASIS AREA AND SEVERITY INDEX; PSORIASIS SEVERITY INDEX; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN; SMOKING; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; TOPICAL TREATMENT; VITAMIN INTAKE; VITAMIN METABOLISM;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; CAROTENOIDS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSORIASIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SKIN; SMOKING;

EID: 79960247072     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2010.03888.x     Document Type: Article

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