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    Varicella-zoster vaccine for the prevention of herpes zoster.

    Authors

    Kimberlin DW, Whitley RJ 

    Institution

    Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA. dkimberlin@peds.uab.edu

    Source

    N Engl J Med 2007 Mar 29; 356(13) :1338-43.

    Mesh

    Aged
    Aging
    Chickenpox
    Herpes Zoster
    Herpes Zoster Vaccine
    Herpesvirus 3, Human
    Humans
    Male
    Middle Aged
    Practice Guidelines as Topic
    Virus Activation
    Virus Latency

    Language

    eng

    Pub Type(s)

    Journal Article Review

    PubMed ID

    17392303

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