Association between hepatitis C virus infection and oral lichen planus in Israeli patients

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 370-372

  Yarom, Noam ^a,b   Dagon, Nurit ^a   Shinar, Eilat ^c   Gorsky, Meir ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c MAGEN DAVID ADOM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C; Hepatitis C virus; Lichen planus

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; ISRAEL; LICHEN PLANUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH DISEASE; PREVALENCE; SCREENING; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; ISRAEL; LICHEN PLANUS, ORAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 34249736966     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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