Epidemiology and long-term disease burden of herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia in Taiwan: a population-based, propensity score-matched cohort study

• Autori principali: Wan-Hsuan Lu (Autore), Chih-Wan Lin (Autore), Chen-Yu Wang (Autore), Liang-Kung Chen (Autore), Fei-Yuan Hsiao (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: BMC, 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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Abstract Background The objectives of this study were to characterize the burden of herpes zoster, as well as the longitudinal and incremental changes of healthcare service utilization among individuals with herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) compared to those without. Methods Using the...