Lichen planus and hepatitis C: A case-control study

BMC Dermatology

Volumn 4, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Ghodsi, S Zahra ^a   Daneshpazhooh, Maryam ^a   Shahi, Mohammad ^a   Nikfarjam, Ali ^b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hepatitis C; Lichen planus

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS ANTIBODY; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; IRAN; LICHEN PLANUS; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; AGED; BLOOD; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; COMORBIDITY; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BILIRUBIN; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; IRAN; LICHEN PLANUS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 10444247996     PISSN: 14715945     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-5945-4-6     Document Type: Article

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