Psoriasis epidemiology: The interplay of genes and the environment

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 287-289

  Enamandram, Monica ^a   Kimball, Alexa B ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 84872593263     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jid.2012.434     Document Type: Note

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