Severity of psoriasis among adult males is associated with smoking, not with alcohol use

Indian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 237-240

  Asokan, N ^a   Prathap, Priya ^a   Rejani, P P ^a  

^a Government Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; psoriasis; severity; smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL USE DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAGERSTROM TEST FOR NICOTINE DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSORIASIS; PSORIASIS AREA AND SEVERITY INDEX; SMOKING; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

EID: 84899642977     PISSN: 00195154     EISSN: 19983611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.131382     Document Type: Article

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