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SUBMITTER: Takeshita J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4549797 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Takeshita Junko J Gelfand Joel M JM Li Penxiang P Pinto Lionel L Yu Xinyan X Rao Preethi P Viswanathan Hema N HN Doshi Jalpa A JA
The Journal of investigative dermatology 20150727 12
Psoriasis is a common chronic inflammatory disorder, primarily of the skin. Despite an aging population, knowledge of the epidemiology of psoriasis and its treatments among the elderly is limited. We examined the prevalence of psoriasis and its treatments, with a focus on biologics and identification of factors associated with biologic use, using a nationally representative sample of Medicare beneficiaries in 2011. On the basis of several psoriasis identification algorithms, the claims-based pre ...[more]