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Review Article| Volume 32, ISSUE 3, P539-553, August 2016

Herpes Zoster

  • Kenneth Schmader
    Correspondence
    Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 182 GRECC, Durham, NC.
    Affiliations
    Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3003, Durham, NC 27705, USA

    Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 182 GRECC, Durham, NC 27705, USA
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Published:April 09, 2016DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cger.2016.02.011

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