Disease burden and epidemiology of herpes zoster in pre-vaccine Taiwan

Vaccine

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1217-1220

  Lin, Yung Hsiu ^a   Huang, Li Min ^b   Chang, I Shou ^c   Tsai, Fang Yu ^c   Lu, Chun Yi ^b   Shao, Pei Lan ^b   Chang, Luan Yin ^b  

^a CARDINAL TIEN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Disease burden; Epidemiology; Incidence; Zoster

Indexed keywords

VARICELLA ZOSTER VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; EAR DISEASE; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HERPES ZOSTER; HERPES ZOSTER OPHTHALMICUS; HERPES ZOSTER OTICUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LENGTH OF STAY; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HERPES ZOSTER VACCINE; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 74349093634     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2009.11.029     Document Type: Article

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