Herpes Zoster Associated Hospital Admissions in Italy: Review of the Hospital Discharge Forms

In Italy a specific surveillance system for zoster does not exist, and thus updated and complete epidemiological data are lacking. The objective of this study was to retrospectively review the national hospital discharge forms database for the period 1999-2005 using the code ICD9-CM053. In the perio...

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Main Authors: Giovanni Gabutti, Carlotta Serenelli, Alessandra Cavallaro, Pietro Ragni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2009-09-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/6/9/2344/