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SOURCES:
National Psoriasis Foundation: “About Psoriasis,” “Statistics.”
Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Alliance: “Psoriasis Area & Severity Index.”
American Journal of Preventive Medicine: “Prevalence of Psoriasis Among Adults in the U.S: 2003–2006 and 2009–2010 Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys.”
Actas Dermo-Sifiliograficas: “Moderate Psoriasis: A Proposed Definition.”
Canadian Skin Patient Alliance: “Psoriasis: Mild, Moderate, Severe.”
Mayo Clinic: “Psoriasis: Diagnosis.”
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes: “Quality of Life in Patients With Psoriasis.”
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology: “What are the Best Outcome Measures for Assessing Quality of Life in Plaque Type Psoriasis? A Systematic Review of the Literature.”
Acta Dermato-Venereologica: “The Psoriasis Life Stress Inventory: A Preliminary Index of Psoriasis-Related Stress.”
Journal of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis: “The Koo-Menter Psoriasis Instrument for Identifying Candidate Patients for Systemic Therapy.”
Koo-Menter Psoriasis Instrument.
Gaceta Médica de México: “Quality of Life in Patients With Psoriasis.”
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases: “Psoriasis Assessment Tools in Clinical Trials.”
UpToDate: “Erythrodermic psoriasis in adultsErythrodermic psoriasis in adults.”
Annals of Dermatology: “Impact of Psoriasis on Quality of Life: Relationship between Clinical Response to Therapy and Change in Health-related Quality of Life.”
Reviewed by Neha Pathak, MD on November 03, 2020
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