Prevalence and incidence of psoriatic arthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

• Published in: Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism Vol. 48; no. 1; pp. 28 - 34
• Main Authors: Scotti, Lorenza, Franchi, Matteo, Marchesoni, Antonio, Corrao, Giovanni
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.08.2018
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Arthritis, Psoriatic - epidemiology; Child; Child, Preschool; Cost of Illness; Female; Global Health; Humans; Incidence; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Male; Meta-analysis; Middle Aged; Prevalence; Psoriatic arthritis; Young Adult; Prevalence; Psoriatic arthritis; Incidence; Meta-analysis

Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a specific form of inflammatory arthritis associated with psoriasis affecting in the same measure men and women but with a consistent geographic variability. Since the burden of PsA frequency has important implications in the definition of the healthcare policies, it is...