Oral acyclovir therapy accelerates pain resolution in patients with herpes zoster: a meta-analysis of placebo-controlled trials.

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Published in Clin Infect Dis on February 01, 1996

Authors

M J Wood1, R Kay, R H Dworkin, S J Soong, R J Whitley

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Infection & Tropical Medicine, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, United Kingdom.

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