Herpes Zoster and Risk of Cancer in the Elderly U.S. Population.

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Published in Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev on November 17, 2015

Authors

Parag Mahale1, Elizabeth L Yanik2, Eric A Engels3

Author Affiliations

1: Infections and Immunoepidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland. Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics & Environmental Sciences, The University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, Texas.
2: Infections and Immunoepidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland.
3: Infections and Immunoepidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland. engelse@exchange.nih.gov.

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