The epidemiology of herpes zoster and its complications in Medicare cancer patients

BACKGROUND: Literature on the epidemiology of herpes zoster (HZ) in cancer patients is sparse and does not include the elderly. The objectives of this study were to determine the incidence of HZ and related complications in elderly cancer patients and assess risk factors associated with HZ. METHODS:...

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Autores principales: Yenikomshian, Mihran A, Guignard, Adrienne P, Haguinet, François, LaCasce, Ann S, Skarin, Arthur T, Trahey, Alex, Karner, Paul, Duh, Mei Sheng
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4352235/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25888128
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-0810-6

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