Impact of Herpes Zoster and Post-Herpetic Neuralgia on Health-Related Quality of Life in Japanese Adults Aged 60 Years or Older: Results from a Prospective, Observational Cohort Study

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Herpes zoster (HZ) and its most frequent complication, post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN), have been shown to considerably impact quality of life (QoL). This has not yet been demonstrated in Japan. METHODS: QoL in HZ and PHN patients was evaluated using the Zoster Brief Pain In...

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Autores principales: Mizukami, Akiko, Sato, Keiko, Adachi, Koichi, Matthews, Sean, Holl, Katsiaryna, Matsuki, Taizo, Kaise, Toshihiko, Curran, Desmond
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5762777/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29086340
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40261-017-0581-5

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