The efficacy of tetracycline antibiotics for treatment of lichen planus: An open-label clinical trial [6]

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 156, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 758-760

  Hantash, B M ^a   Kanzler, M H ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; TETRACYCLINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANOREXIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; LICHEN PLANUS; MALE; OPEN STUDY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMISSION; SAMPLE SIZE; TASTE DISORDER; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LICHEN PLANUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; TETRACYCLINES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33947426115     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2006.07733.x     Document Type: Letter

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