Prevalence of psoriasis in China: a population-based study in six cities

• Published in: EJD. European journal of dermatology Vol. 22; no. 5; p. 663
• Main Authors: Ding, Xiaolan, Wang, Tinglin, Shen, Yiwei, Wang, Xiaoyan, Zhou, Cheng, Tian, Shan, Liu, Ying, Peng, Guanghui, Zhou, June, Xue, Shuqi, Wang, Renli, Tang, Ying, Meng, Xuemei, Pei, Guangde, Bai, Yunhua, Liu, Qing, Li, Hang, Zhang, Jianzhong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: France 01.09.2012
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Child; Child, Preschool; China - epidemiology; Female; Health Surveys; Humans; Infant; Interviews as Topic; Male; Middle Aged; Physical Examination; Prevalence; Psoriasis - epidemiology; Psoriasis - genetics; Quality of Life; Surveys and Questionnaires; Young Adult; China

Although psoriasis occurs worldwide, the prevalence varies considerably between different peoples and regions. In China, a questionnaire-based study was carried out in 1987 and the prevalence of psoriasis was found to be 0.12%. Since then, no large-scale, population-based study has been reported. To...