Time trend in the prevalence of oral lichen planus based on Taiwanese National Health Insurance Research Database 1996–2013
Background/Purpose: Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a common chronic inflammatory disease characterized by a T cell-mediated immune response against epithelial cells. The epidemiological survey of OLP in Taiwanese population was scarce. In this study, we investigated the time trend of prevalence stratif...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Dental Sciences |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1991790218304720 |