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. 1976 Jun;26(167):428-34.

Cold sores-an epidemiological survey

P Grout, V E Barber

Cold sores-an epidemiological survey

P Grout et al. J R Coll Gen Pract. 1976 Jun.

Abstract

A survey was carried out in a general practice in North Wales to determine the incidence, frequency, duration, and severity of cold sores. Of the 1,855 adults interviewed, 46 per cent gave a definite history of having had a cold sore at some time while 28 per cent continued to have one or more a year. More than half of the latter considered their sores of moderate or severe inconvenience.

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