Incidence and Burden of Herpes Zoster in Sweden: A Regional Population-Based Register Study
Abstract Introduction Herpes zoster (HZ) is a painful disease that mainly affects individuals whose immune system has been weakened because of increasing age (> 50 years) or certain diseases or treatments. We estimated the complete burden of HZ. Methods This population-based register study analys...
Main Authors: | Emma Södergren, Kristina Mårdberg, Marie Nishimwe, Amit Bhavsar, Alen Marijam, Tomas Bergström, Patrik Stäck |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Adis, Springer Healthcare
2024-01-01
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Series: | Infectious Diseases and Therapy |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s40121-023-00902-1 |
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