Herpes zoster in older adults.

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Published in Clin Infect Dis on April 17, 2001

Authors

K Schmader1

Author Affiliations

1: Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development and Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA. schma001@mc.duke.edu

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