Psoriasis And Mental Health Comorbidities: A Multinational Analysis Using The Global Healthcare Study On Psoriasis

September 2023 in “ Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology ”

Hannah Peterson, Edwin Korouri, Paige Kingston, Kathryn Lee, Margaret Y. Huang, Danielle Yee, Rosario Agüero, Kevin Artiga, Fernando Valenzuela, Ricardo Romiti, Johannes A. Didaskalu, Alexander Egeberg, Hazel H. Oon, Julia‐Tatjana Maul, April W. Armstrong

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