Hepatitis C infection in Italian psoriatic patients: Prevalence and correlation with patient age and psoriasis severity

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1581-1582

  Brazzelli, V ^a   Carugno, A ^a   Alborghetti, A ^a   Cananzi, R ^a   Sangiovanni, L ^b   Barbarini, G ^b   De Silvestri, A ^b   Borroni, R G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; ITALY; LETTER; MALE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; PSORIASIS AREA AND SEVERITY INDEX; TOPICAL TREATMENT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; ITALY; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSORIASIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84869501344     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2011.04360.x     Document Type: Letter

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