Lichen planus and hepatitis C virus: A multicentre study of patients with oral lesions and a systematic review

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 151, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1172-1181

  Lodi, Giovanni ^a   Giuliani, M ^b   Majorana, A ^c   Sardella, A ^a   Bez, C ^a   Demarosi, F ^a   Carrassi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hepacivirus; Hepatitis C virus infection; Lichen planus; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LICHEN PLANUS; MALE; MOUTH LESION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEROLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; ITALY; LICHEN PLANUS, ORAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 11144289537     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2004.06257.x     Document Type: Review

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