Analysis of patient claims data to determine the prevalence of hidradenitis suppurativa in the United States

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 412-419

  Cosmatos, Irene ^a   Matcho, Amy ^a   Weinstein, Rachel ^a   Montgomery, Michael O ^b   Stang, Paul ^a  

^a JANSSEN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b Janssen Services LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

acne inversa; apocrine; epidemiology; hidradenitis suppurativa; prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EXCISION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; ICD-9-CM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; SUPPURATIVE HIDRADENITIS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HIDRADENITIS SUPPURATIVA; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84873736911     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: 10976787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2012.07.027     Document Type: Article

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