A study of post-traumatic shingles as a work related injury

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 108-111

  Foye, Patrick M ^a   Stitik, Todd P ^a   Nadler, Scott F ^a   Chen, Boqing ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Herpes zoster; Occupational injury; Shingles; Trauma; Workers compensation

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; FAMCICLOVIR; GABAPENTIN; NARCOTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; NORTRIPTYLINE; PHENOXYBENZAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DESENSITIZATION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GANGLION BLOCK; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; VIRUS REACTIVATION;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HOUSEKEEPING, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW JERSEY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORKERS' COMPENSATION; WRIST INJURIES;

EID: 0034091570     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0274(200007)38:1<108::AID-AJIM12>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Article

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