Trends in rates of herpes zoster-related hospitalizations: are they real, are they costly, and are they linked to varicella vaccination?
Open Access
- 1 May 2009
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
- Vol. 30 (5) , 495-496
- https://doi.org/10.1086/597233
Abstract
Trends in Rates of Herpes Zoster–Related Hospitalizations Are They Real, Are They Costly, and Are They Linked to Varicella Vaccination? - Volume 30 Issue 5 - Rafael Harpaz, Barbara P. YawnKeywords
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