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Distribution of Health Effects and Cost-effectiveness of Varicella Vaccination are Shaped by the Impact on Herpes Zoster

INTRODUCTION: Varicella zoster virus (VZV) is the etiological agent of varicella and herpes zoster (HZ). It has been hypothesised that immune boosting of latently infected persons by contact with varicella reduces the probability of HZ. If true, universal varicella vaccination may increase HZ incide...

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Autores principales: van Lier, Alies, Lugnér, Anna, Opstelten, Wim, Jochemsen, Petra, Wallinga, Jacco, Schellevis, François, Sanders, Elisabeth, de Melker, Hester, van Boven, Michiel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4634630/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26629544
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2015.08.017