Disease severity measures in a population of psoriasis patients: The symptoms of psoriasis correlate with self-administered psoriasis area severity index scores

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 26-29

  Fleischer Jr , Alan B ^a   Feldman, Steven R ^a   Rapp, Stephen R ^a   Reboussin, David M ^a   Exum, M Lyn ^a   Clark, Adele R ^a   Rajashekhar, Veena ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Epidemiology; Pruritus; Skin disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BURN; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; PSORIASIS; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 8944250666     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12297659     Document Type: Article

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