Low prevalence of patients diagnosed with psoriasis in Nuuk:a call for increased awareness of chronic skin disease in Greenland

The objective of this study was to estimate the age- and gender-specific prevalence of psoriasis in Nuuk. Furthermore, we aimed to explore the common risk factors and comorbidities for patients with psoriasis compared to an age- and gender-matched control group. The study was designed as a cross- se...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Main Authors: Botvid, Sofia H. C., Storgaard Hove, Lone, Backe, Marie Balslev, Skovgaard, Nils, Pedersen, Michael Lynge, Sauer Mikkelsen, Carsten
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2022
Subjects:
Greenland
Psoriasis
chronic disease
primary care
skin
Prevalence
Humans
Male
Case-Control Studies
Young Adult
Psoriasis/epidemiology
Adult
Female
Greenland/epidemiology
Nuuk
Circumpolar Health
International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Online Access:https://vbn.aau.dk/da/publications/952b5994-1bf1-44d2-b1e2-601a38a69706
https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2022.2068111
https://vbn.aau.dk/ws/files/468785360/Botvid_et_al._2022_._Low_prevalence_of_patients_diagnosed_with_psoriasis_in_Nuuk_a_call_for_increased_awareness_of_chronic_skin_disease_in_Greenland.pdf

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