Rheumatoid arthritis and the incidence of herpes zoster: risky business

Editorial

Jeffrey I Cohen. Clin Infect Dis. 2009.

. 2009 May 15;48(10):1372-4.

doi: 10.1086/598332.

No abstract available

Comment on

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