The impact of herpes zoster and post-herpetic neuralgia on quality-of-life

BACKGROUND: The potentially serious nature of herpes zoster (HZ) and the long-term complication post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) are often underestimated. One in four people will contract herpes zoster in their lifetime, with this risk rising markedly after the age of 50 years, and affecting one in two...

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Autores principales: Johnson, Robert W, Bouhassira, Didier, Kassianos, George, Leplège, Alain, Schmader, Kenneth E, Weinke, Thomas
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2905321/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20565946
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1741-7015-8-37

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2905321/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20565946
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1741-7015-8-37

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