Gianotti-Crosti syndrome in India is not associated with hepatitis B infection [6]

Dermatology

Volumn 208, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 87-

  Zawar, Vijay ^a,c   Chuh, Antonio ^b  

^a NDMVPS Medical College and Research Centre   (India)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c Opp Hotel ^*  (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ACRODERMATITIS ERUPTIVA PAPULOSA INFANTILIS; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SERODIAGNOSIS; SKIN DISEASE; VACCINATION;

ACRODERMATITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0942289905     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000075059     Document Type: Letter

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