Prevalence and healthcare utilization of herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia in South Korea: disparity among patients with different immune statuses
OBJECTIVES Despite the clinical and epidemiological importance of herpes zoster (HZ) and postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), their disease and economic burden related to immune status has not been studied in South Korea. Our aim was to calculate the prevalence and rate of healthcare utilization related to...
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Language: | English |
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Korean Society of Epidemiology
2014-08-01
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Series: | Epidemiology and Health |
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Online Access: | http://www.e-epih.org/upload/pdf/epih-36-e2014012.pdf |