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Clinical focus: Clinical Immunology & Infectious Diseases - Original Research

Risk of herpes zoster infection in men with varicocele

Chao-Yu Hsua Department of Medical Education, Ditmanson Medical Foundation, Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chia-Yi, Taiwan;b Department of Optometry, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taichung, Taiwan;c Center for General Education, National Taichung University of Science and Technology, Taichung, Taiwan;d Department of General Education, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taichung, Taiwan;e Rural Generalist Program Japan, GENEPRO, Asahi Shi, JapanView further author information
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Der-Shin Kea Department of Medical Education, Ditmanson Medical Foundation, Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chia-Yi, TaiwanView further author information
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Cheng-Li Linf Management Office for Health Data, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan;g School of Medicine, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, TaiwanView further author information
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Chia-Hung Kaoh Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan;i Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan;j Department of Bioinformatics and Medical Engineering, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan;k Center of Augmented Intelligence in Healthcare, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, TaiwanCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Pages 599-603 | Received 06 Nov 2020, Accepted 27 Jan 2021, Published online: 26 Feb 2021

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