The Short- and Long-Term Risk of Stroke after Herpes Zoster: A Meta-Analysis

Xuechun Liu; Yeming Guan; Liang Hou; Haili Huang; Hongjuan Liu; Chuanwen Li; Yingying Zhu; Xingyong Tao; Qingsong Wang

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0165203

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The Short- and Long-Term Risk of Stroke after Herpes Zoster: A Meta-Analysis

Xuechun Liu,

Affiliation Department of Neurology, The 105th Hospital of PLA, Clinic College, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui Province, People’s Republic of China
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Yeming Guan,

Affiliation Department of Neurology, The 105th Hospital of PLA, Clinic College, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui Province, People’s Republic of China
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Liang Hou,

Affiliation Department of Neurology, The 105th Hospital of PLA, Clinic College, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui Province, People’s Republic of China
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Haili Huang,

Affiliation Department of Neurology, The 105th Hospital of PLA, Clinic College, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui Province, People’s Republic of China
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Hongjuan Liu,

Affiliation Department of Neurology, The 105th Hospital of PLA, Clinic College, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui Province, People’s Republic of China
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Chuanwen Li,

Affiliation Department of Neurology, The 105th Hospital of PLA, Clinic College, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui Province, People’s Republic of China
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Yingying Zhu,

Affiliation Department of Neurology, The 105th Hospital of PLA, Clinic College, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui Province, People’s Republic of China
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Xingyong Tao,

Affiliation Teaching Center of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui Province, People’s Republic of China
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Qingsong Wang

* E-mail: wangqingsong65@126.com

Affiliation Department of Neurology, The 105th Hospital of PLA, Clinic College, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui Province, People’s Republic of China
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The Short- and Long-Term Risk of Stroke after Herpes Zoster: A Meta-Analysis

Xuechun Liu,
Yeming Guan,
Liang Hou,
Haili Huang,
Hongjuan Liu,
Chuanwen Li,
Yingying Zhu,
Xingyong Tao,
Qingsong Wang

Published: October 21, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0165203

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