Questionnaire-based survey of the treatment of patients with psoriasis and hepatitis C in Japan

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1114-1116

  Imafuku, S ^a   Nakayama, J ^a  

^a FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; COLECALCIFEROL; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN A; GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID; PEGINTERFERON; RIBAVIRIN; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INFECTION; JAPAN; LETTER; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; QUESTIONNAIRE;

HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; JAPAN; PSORIASIS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77955242667     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2010.03586.x     Document Type: Letter

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