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The following is a list of psoriasis and other skin condition resources and Web sites that you might find helpful. Also included are the primary references we used to build the RealAge Psoriasis Health Assessment and information. When you click on a link, your browser will launch a new window, and you'll be visiting a third-party site. To return to RealAge, simply close the new window.

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Cancer risk in a population-based cohort of patients hospitalized for psoriasis in Sweden. Boffetta, P., Gridley, G., Lindelof, B., Journal of Investigative Dermatology 2001 Dec;117(6):1531-1537.
Current consensus and update on psoriasis therapy: a perspective from the U.S.. Koo, J. Y., Journal of Dermatology 1999 Nov;26(11):723-733.
The evaluation of the sociodemographic and clinical features of Turkish psoriasis patients. Kundakci, N., Tursen, U., Babiker, M. O., Gurgey, E., International Journal of Dermatology 2002 Apr;41(4):220-224.
Family history of psoriasis, stressful life events, and recent infectious disease are risk factors for a first episode of acute guttate psoriasis: results of a case-control study. Naldi, L., Peli, L., Parazzini, F., Carrel, C. F., Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2001 Mar;44(3):433-438.
Insights into psoriasis and other inflammatory diseases from large-scale gene expression studies. Bowcock, A. M., Shannon, W., Du, F., Duncan, J., Cao, K., Aftergut, K., Catier, J., Fernandez-Vina, M. A., Menter, A., Human Molecular Genetics 2001 Aug 15;10(17):1793-1805.
New developments in the treatment of psoriasis. van De Kerkhof, P. C., Skin Pharmacology and Applied Skin Physiology2001 May-Jun;14(3):129-135.
A population genetic study of psoriasis. Swanbeck, G., Inerot, A., Martinsson, T., Wahlstrom, J., British Journal of Dermatology 1994 Jul;131(1):32-39.
Psoriasis: current perspectives with an emphasis on treatment. Linden, K. G., Weinstein, G. D., American Journal of Medicine 1999 Dec;107(6):595-605.
Risk factors for the development of psoriatic arthritis: a population based nested case control study. Thumboo, J., Uramoto, K., Shbeeb, M. I., O'Fallon, W. M., Crowson, C. S., Gibson, L. E., Michet, C. J. Jr., Gabriel, S. E., Journal of Rheumatology 2002 Apr;29(4):757-762.
Treatment of psoriasis. Part 1. Topical therapy and phototherapy. Lebwohl, M., Ali, S., Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2001 Oct;45(4):487-498; quiz 499-502.