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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 46, 2014 - Issue 7
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Complications of herpes zoster in cancer patients

Trung N. Tran From the Epidemiology Department, Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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G. Thomas RayDivision of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, California, USA
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Michael A. HorbergMid-Atlantic Permanente Research Institute, Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic States, Rockville, Maryland, USA
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Barbara P. YawnDepartment of Research, Olmsted Medical Center, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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Adrienne L. CastilloDivision of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, California, USA
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Patricia Saddier From the Epidemiology Department, Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, USA
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Laurel A. HabelDivision of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, California, USA
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Pages 528-532 | Received 04 Nov 2013, Accepted 23 Feb 2014, Published online: 05 May 2014

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