Survey: psoriasis often underreported by African Americans.(Clinical Rounds)(Brief Article)

Publication: Skin & Allergy News

Publication Date: 01-JUL-04

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- About 1.3% or 300,000 African Americans report having a diagnosis of psoriasis, according to data from a telephone survey commissioned by the National Psoriasis Foundation.

The figure shows that psoriasis is less common in African Americans than in whites but is not as rare as it...

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