Epidemiology of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis in Italy—a Systematic Review
- 30 May 2018
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Current Rheumatology Reports
- Vol. 20 (7), 43
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11926-018-0753-1
Abstract
Understanding prevalence of diseases within specific regions of a country is important for optimal allocation of healthcare resources/funds. We performed a systematic review to obtain a clearer picture of the epidemiology of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis across and within specific regions of Italy.Keywords
Funding Information
- This work was funded by Eli Lilly and Company (N/A)
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