Hepatitis C virus and lichen planus: A reciprocal association determined by a meta-analysis

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 145, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1040-1047

  Liu, Shengyuan ^a   Yao, Songpo ^a   Wei, Wen ^a   Tian, Wenjing ^a   Zhang, Haitao ^a   Wang, Binyou ^a  

^a HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL GROUP; DISEASE COURSE; EMBASE; GEOGRAPHY; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LICHEN PLANUS; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; NORTH AMERICA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; RISK; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SKIN; SOUTH ASIA; STANDARD; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; LICHEN PLANUS; PREVALENCE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 70349303634     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 15383652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archdermatol.2009.200     Document Type: Review

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