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A nationwide population-based cohort study to identify the correlation between heart failure and the subsequent risk of herpes zoster

BACKGROUND: The association between heart failure (HF) and herpes zoster has rarely been studied. We investigated the hypothesis that HF may increase the risk of herpes zoster in Taiwan using a nationwide Taiwanese population-based claims database. METHOD: Our study cohort consisted of patients who...

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Autores principales: Wu, Ping-Hsun, Lin, Yi-Ting, Lin, Chun-Yi, Huang, Ming-Yii, Chang, Wei-Chiao, Chang, Wei-Pin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4307190/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25592871
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-0747-9