Zoster vaccine live for the prevention of shingles in the elderly patient

Jamie Zussman, Lorraine YoungDepartment of Medicine, Dermatology Division, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, CaliforniaAbstract: Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is a common disease in the elderly population that is caused by reactivation of latent v...

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Main Authors: Jamie Zussman, Lorraine Young
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2008-06-01
Series:Clinical Interventions in Aging
Online Access:https://www.dovepress.com/zoster-vaccine-live-for-the-prevention-of-shingles-in-the-elderly-pati-peer-reviewed-article-CIA