Herpes zoster and pruritus [2]

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 779-780

  Özdemir, Mustafa ^a   Tüzün, Yalçin ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; BACK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALING; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; HYPOPIGMENTATION; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK; PAIN; PATIENT CODING; PRURITUS; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN SCAR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORAX DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GERMANY; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRURITUS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 6944238561     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2004.02316.x     Document Type: Letter

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