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September 03, 2013; 81 (10) Global Perspectives

The global epidemiology of herpes zoster

Barbara P. Yawn, Don Gilden
First published September 2, 2013, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0b013e3182a3516e
Barbara P. Yawn
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.
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Don Gilden
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.
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The global epidemiology of herpes zoster
Barbara P. Yawn, Don Gilden
Neurology Sep 2013, 81 (10) 928-930; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3182a3516e

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