Beyond skin: The need for a new approach to the management of psoriasis in primary care

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 62, Issue 604, 2012, Pages 568-569

  Cordingley, Lis ^a   Nelson, Pauline A ^a   Griffiths, Christopher E M ^a,b   Chew Graham, Carolyn A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMORBIDITY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSORIASIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-17; INTERLEUKINS; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSORIASIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TH17 CELLS;

EID: 84868096843     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp12X658133     Document Type: Editorial

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