HCV infection and oral lichen planus: A weak association when HCV is endemic

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 465-470

  Campisi, G ^a   Fedele, S ^b   Lo Russo, L ^b   Di Fede, O ^a   Arico P ^c   Craxì, Antonio ^a,d   Mignogna, M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c Dept Quantit Methods for Hum Sci ^*

^d UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology of HCV infection; Hepatitis C virus; Oral lichen planus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; ITALY; JAPAN; LICHEN PLANUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ADULT; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; ITALY; LICHEN PLANUS, ORAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE;

EID: 4444278304     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2004.00532.x     Document Type: Article

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