The management of oral lichen planus

Oral Diseases

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 196-205

  Carrozzo, Marco ^a   Gandolfo, S ^b  

^a Clinica Odontostomatologica   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Corticosteroids; Cyclosporine; Oral lichen planus; Retinoids; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; PSORALEN; RETINOID;

DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; LICHEN PLANUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUSTULOSIS PALMOPLANTARIS; PUVA; REVIEW; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032840652     PISSN: 1354523X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-0825.1999.tb00301.x     Document Type: Review

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