Epidemiological and clinical study on herpes zoster in the Province of Chungcheongnam-do (2004-2006)

Korean Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1488-1494

  Kim, Yun Mi ^a   Lee, Sung Yul ^a   Lee, Jong Suk ^a   Park, Young Lip ^a   Whang, Kyu Uang ^a   Cho, Moon Kyun ^a   Park, Eun Jung ^a  

^a Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Clinical; Epidemiology; Herpes zoster

Indexed keywords

EID: 59049097163     PISSN: 04944739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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