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Age-specific prevalence of psoriasis in an unselected sample of 25,956 Italian hospital inpatients: evidence for selective excess mortality after 70 years of age

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  1. Clinical Epidemiology Unit, IDI-IRCCS, FLMM, Rome, Italy

    Francesco Ricci, Francesca Sampogna & Damiano Abeni

  2. Medical Direction of the IDI-IRCCS, FLMM, Rome, Italy

    Annarita Panebianco

  3. 1st Dermatological Clinic, IDI-IRCCS, FLMM, Rome, Italy

    Luca Fania

  4. Hospital Information System, IDI-IRCCS, FLMM, Rome, Italy

    Luciano Sobrino

  5. 5th Dermatological Clinic, IDI-IRCCS, FLMM, Rome, Italy

    Sabatino Pallotta

  6. Dermatology Unit, “Cristo Re” General Hospital, Rome, Italy

    Andrea Paradisi

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Ricci, F., Panebianco, A., Fania, L. et al. Age-specific prevalence of psoriasis in an unselected sample of 25,956 Italian hospital inpatients: evidence for selective excess mortality after 70 years of age. Eur J Dermatol 28, 103–105 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1684/ejd.2017.3177

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