Effect of weather and environmental factors on the clinical course of psoriasis

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 600-

  Balato, Nicola ^a   Di Costanzo, Luisa ^a   Patruno, Cataldo ^a   Patrì, Angela ^a   Ayala, Fabio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; CLIMATE; DISEASE COURSE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEATING; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUN EXPOSURE; WEATHER;

ADULT; AGED; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSORIASIS; SEASONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WEATHER;

EID: 84880698542     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2013-101505     Document Type: Letter

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