Evaluating public interest in herpes zoster in Germany by leveraging the internet: a retrospective search data analysis

Evaluating public interest in herpes zoster in Germany by leveraging the internet: a retrospective search data analysis

Abstract Background Herpes zoster (HZ) and its complication postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), whose incidence are both expected to increase with an ageing population, have demonstrated high costs on healthcare systems and burden on individual quality of life. Previous studies have shown the possibility...

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Main Authors: Alphina Kain, Linda Tizek, Hannah Wecker, Fabian Wallnöfer, Tilo Biedermann, Alexander Zink
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-08-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Herpes zoster
Postherpetic neuralgia
Search engine
Internet
Infodemiology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16463-4

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