Zoster vaccine live for the prevention of shingles in the elderly patient
Jamie Zussman, Lorraine YoungDepartment of Medicine, Dermatology Division, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, CaliforniaAbstract: Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is a common disease in the elderly population that is caused by reactivation of latent v...
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Dove Medical Press
2008-06-01
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Series: | Clinical Interventions in Aging |
Online Access: | https://www.dovepress.com/zoster-vaccine-live-for-the-prevention-of-shingles-in-the-elderly-pati-peer-reviewed-article-CIA |