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Data Collection Drives Evaluation of Psoriasis Treatments

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Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, CGP, RPh, is a freelance medical writer based in New York City and a pharmacist at New York Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital.

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  1. Kalb RE, Florentino DF, Lebwohl MG, et al. Risk of serious infection with biologic and systemic treatment of psoriasis: Results from the Psoriasis Longitudinal Assessment and Registry (PSOLAR). JAMA Dermatol. 13 May 2015. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2015.0718. [Epub ahead of print]

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