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Risk of cancer among patients with herpes zoster infection: a population-based study
Yu-Ping Wang, Chia-Jen Liu, Yu-Wen Hu, Tzeng-Ji Chen, Yi-Tsung Lin and Chang-Phone Fung
CMAJ October 16, 2012 184 (15) E804-E809; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.120518
Yu-Ping Wang
From the Department of Medical Research and Education (Wang), Taipei Veterans General Hospital; the Division of Hematology and Oncology (Liu), Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; the Cancer Center (Hu), Taipei Veterans General Hospital; the Department of Family Medicine (Chen), Taipei Veterans General Hospital; the Division of Infectious Diseases (Lin, Fung), Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; the Department of Medicine (Hu, Chen), the Institute of Public Health (Liu), the Institute of Clinical Medicine (Lin), and the Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine (Fung), School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; and the Department of Internal Medicine (Liu), National Yang-Ming University Hospital, Yilan, Taiwan.
MDChia-Jen Liu
From the Department of Medical Research and Education (Wang), Taipei Veterans General Hospital; the Division of Hematology and Oncology (Liu), Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; the Cancer Center (Hu), Taipei Veterans General Hospital; the Department of Family Medicine (Chen), Taipei Veterans General Hospital; the Division of Infectious Diseases (Lin, Fung), Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; the Department of Medicine (Hu, Chen), the Institute of Public Health (Liu), the Institute of Clinical Medicine (Lin), and the Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine (Fung), School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; and the Department of Internal Medicine (Liu), National Yang-Ming University Hospital, Yilan, Taiwan.
MDYu-Wen Hu
From the Department of Medical Research and Education (Wang), Taipei Veterans General Hospital; the Division of Hematology and Oncology (Liu), Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; the Cancer Center (Hu), Taipei Veterans General Hospital; the Department of Family Medicine (Chen), Taipei Veterans General Hospital; the Division of Infectious Diseases (Lin, Fung), Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; the Department of Medicine (Hu, Chen), the Institute of Public Health (Liu), the Institute of Clinical Medicine (Lin), and the Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine (Fung), School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; and the Department of Internal Medicine (Liu), National Yang-Ming University Hospital, Yilan, Taiwan.
MDTzeng-Ji Chen
From the Department of Medical Research and Education (Wang), Taipei Veterans General Hospital; the Division of Hematology and Oncology (Liu), Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; the Cancer Center (Hu), Taipei Veterans General Hospital; the Department of Family Medicine (Chen), Taipei Veterans General Hospital; the Division of Infectious Diseases (Lin, Fung), Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; the Department of Medicine (Hu, Chen), the Institute of Public Health (Liu), the Institute of Clinical Medicine (Lin), and the Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine (Fung), School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; and the Department of Internal Medicine (Liu), National Yang-Ming University Hospital, Yilan, Taiwan.
MDYi-Tsung Lin
From the Department of Medical Research and Education (Wang), Taipei Veterans General Hospital; the Division of Hematology and Oncology (Liu), Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; the Cancer Center (Hu), Taipei Veterans General Hospital; the Department of Family Medicine (Chen), Taipei Veterans General Hospital; the Division of Infectious Diseases (Lin, Fung), Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; the Department of Medicine (Hu, Chen), the Institute of Public Health (Liu), the Institute of Clinical Medicine (Lin), and the Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine (Fung), School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; and the Department of Internal Medicine (Liu), National Yang-Ming University Hospital, Yilan, Taiwan.
MDChang-Phone Fung
From the Department of Medical Research and Education (Wang), Taipei Veterans General Hospital; the Division of Hematology and Oncology (Liu), Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; the Cancer Center (Hu), Taipei Veterans General Hospital; the Department of Family Medicine (Chen), Taipei Veterans General Hospital; the Division of Infectious Diseases (Lin, Fung), Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; the Department of Medicine (Hu, Chen), the Institute of Public Health (Liu), the Institute of Clinical Medicine (Lin), and the Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine (Fung), School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; and the Department of Internal Medicine (Liu), National Yang-Ming University Hospital, Yilan, Taiwan.
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Risk of cancer among patients with herpes zoster infection: a population-based study
Yu-Ping Wang, Chia-Jen Liu, Yu-Wen Hu, Tzeng-Ji Chen, Yi-Tsung Lin, Chang-Phone Fung
CMAJ Oct 2012, 184 (15) E804-E809; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.120518