Herpes Zoster in Older Adults
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- 15 May 2001
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 32 (10) , 1481-1486
- https://doi.org/10.1086/320169
Abstract
Herpes zoster (HZ) strikes millions of older adults annually worldwide and disables a substantial number of them via postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). KeKeywords
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