Developing a diagnostic checklist of traditional Chinese medicine symptoms and signs for psoriasis: a Delphi study.

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Published in Chin Med on May 12, 2013

Authors

Xuesong Yang1, Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong, Edward McNeil, Jianzhou Ye, Xiaoyong Ouyang, Enpin Yang, Hutcha Sriplung

Author Affiliations

1: Epidemiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, HatYai, Songkhla, 90110, Thailand. hutcha.s@psu.ac.th.

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