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Prevalence of and factors associated with herpes zoster in England: a cross-sectional analysis of the Health Survey for England

BACKGROUND: Herpes zoster (commonly called shingles) is caused by the reactivation of varicella zoster virus, and results in substantial morbidity. While the risk of zoster increases significantly with age and immunosuppression, relatively little is known about other risk factors for zoster. Moreove...

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Autores principales: Cadogan, Sharon L., Mindell, Jennifer S., Breuer, Judith, Hayward, Andrew, Warren-Gash, Charlotte
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9158364/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35650527
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07479-z