Increased Incidence of Total Knee Replacement Surgery in Patients With Psoriasis: A Secondary Cohort Analysis of a Nationwide, Population-Based Health Claims Database

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Main Authors: Ming-Chi Lu, Kuo-Sheng Fan, Chia-Wen Hsu, Malcolm Koo, Ning-Sheng Lai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.666802/full