Abstract

According to published reports, prevalence in different populations varies from 0% to 11.8%. First degree relatives were affected in 84% of the cases while second degree relatives in 12% cases. [59] studied 50 psoriasis patients aged more than 18 years assessing their clinical severity, physical and psychosocial disability and stress incurred by measuring psoriasis area severity index (PASI), psoriasis disability index (PDI), and psoriasis life stress inventory (PLSI), respectively.

Details

Title
Psoriasis in India: Prevalence and pattern
Author
Dogra, Sunil; Yadav, Savita
Pages
595-601
Publication year
2010
Publication date
Nov/Dec 2010
Publisher
Scientific Scholar
ISSN
03786323
e-ISSN
19983611
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
850428321
Copyright
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