Epidemiology and cost of herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia among patients treated in primary care centres in the valencian community of Spain
Open Access
- 1 November 2011
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 11 (1) , 302
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-11-302
Abstract
Data on the epidemiology and costs related to herpes zoster (HZ) and postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) in Spain are scarce; therefore, studies are needed to evaluate the epidemiological and economic impact of HZ and its most common complication, PHN. The present study aimed to estimate the clinical and economic burden of HZ and PHN in Valencia (Spain).Keywords
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