Time to Raise the Bar to Psoriasis Area Severity Index 90 and 100

October 2015 | Volume 14 | Issue 10 | Editorials | 1086 | Copyright © October 2015


Iviensan F. Manalo BS,a Kathleen E. Gilbert BS,b and Jashin J. Wu MDc

aGeorgia Regents University Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA
bIndiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
cDepartment of Dermatology, Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

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AUTHOR CORRESPONDENCE

Jashin J. Wu MD…................................................. jashinwu@hotmail.com
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