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Does Body Region Affected by Psoriasis Influence Quality of Life?

Riya Gandhi, MA, Associate Editor
02/13/2023

In this interview, Ron Vender, MD, FRCPC, discusses why patients with psoriasis have a decreased quality of life no matter where they have skin involvement.

Dr Ron Vender is a dermatologist who currently practices in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, as founder and director of Dermatrials Research Incorporated and Venderm Consulting. He is an associate clinical professor in the department of medicine at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. 

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