The global epidemiology of herpes zoster
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- First Published September 2, 2013.
Author Disclosures
- Barbara P. Yawn, MD and
- Don Gilden, MD
- Barbara P. Yawn, MD and
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Respiratory Medicine, Associate Editor, 2008-2015 Respiratory Medicine CME, Editor in Chief, 2012-2014 Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Section Editor, Epidemiology, 2009-2015 Minnesota Medicine, Editoral Board, 2000-2015
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Merck, consultant related to herpes zoster epidemiology
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Merck study on epidemiology of HZ and second study on HZ eye complications epidemiology and natural history.
CDC, study on HZ surveillance and HZ risk factors
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- Don Gilden, MD
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(1) Merck Laboratories, speaker honorarium
(1) Journal of NeuroVirology, Senior Associate Editor, 1995-present (2) In Vivo,editorial board, 2002-present (3) Journal of Virology, editorial board, 2003-present (4) Scientific American Medicine, editorial board, 2004- present (5) Virus Genes, editorial board, 2006-present (6) Neurology, editorial board, 2009-present
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(1) NIH P01 AG032958, Program Director, 03/01/09-02/28/14 (2) NIH R01 AG006127, Principal Investigator, 09/01/10- 08/31/15 (4) NIH T32 NS007321, Program Director, 07/01/10-06/30/15
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- From the Department of Research (B.P.Y.), Olmsted Medical Center, Rochester, MN; and Departments of Neurology and Microbiology (D.G.), University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora.
- Correspondence to Dr. Gilden: Don.Gilden{at}ucdenver.edu
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