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. 2010 Nov 9;182(16):1713-4.

doi: 10.1503/cmaj.101409. Epub 2010 Oct 4.

Herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia

C Peter N Watson¹

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PMID: 20921245
PMCID: PMC2972317
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.101409

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Herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia

C Peter N Watson. CMAJ. 2010.

. 2010 Nov 9;182(16):1713-4.

doi: 10.1503/cmaj.101409. Epub 2010 Oct 4.

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C Peter N Watson¹

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¹ Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont. peter.watson@utoronto.ca

PMID: 20921245
PMCID: PMC2972317
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.101409

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