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Cost of shingles: population based burden of disease analysis of herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia

BACKGROUND: Around 30% of the population will experience herpes zoster (HZ), 10% of whom develop postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). Together, these illnesses produce a significant economic burden to the healthcare system. METHODS: Administrative healthcare data collected over the period of April 1(st) 19...

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Autores principales: Friesen, Kevin J., Chateau, Dan, Falk, Jamie, Alessi-Severini, Silvia, Bugden, Shawn
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5237245/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28086817
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-017-2185-3