Forbes, H, Bhaskaran, K, Thomas, SL, Smeeth, L and Clayton, T. 2017. Data for: "Quantification of risk factors for herpes zoster: population based case-control study". [Online]. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom. Available from: https://doi.org/10.17037/DATA.146.
Forbes, H, Bhaskaran, K, Thomas, SL, Smeeth, L and Clayton, T. Data for: "Quantification of risk factors for herpes zoster: population based case-control study" [Internet]. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine; 2017. Available from: https://doi.org/10.17037/DATA.146.
Forbes, H, Bhaskaran, K, Thomas, SL, Smeeth, L and Clayton, T (2017). Data for: "Quantification of risk factors for herpes zoster: population based case-control study". [Project]. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.17037/DATA.146.
Description
Herpes zoster (commonly known as shingles) is caused by the reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus when specific cell mediated immunity becomes compromised. This study collects data associated with a BMJ paper on the possible risk factors for herpes zoster at different ages.
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| Funder | NHS National Institute for Health Research | ||||
| Grant number | NIHR/CS/010/014; CDF-2010-03-32 | ||||
| Language(s) of written materials | English |
| Data Creators | Forbes, H, Bhaskaran, K, Thomas, SL, Smeeth, L and Clayton, T |
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| Project contact | Forbes, Harriet |
| Associated roles | Forbes, H (Data Collector), Bhaskaran, K (Researcher), Thomas, SL (Researcher), Smeeth, L (Researcher), Clayton, T (Researcher) and Langan, S (Researcher) |
| LSHTM Faculty/Department | Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health > Dept of Medical Statistics Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health > Dept of Non-Communicable Disease Epidemiology |
| Research Centre | Electronic Health Record Research Group |
| Participating Institutions | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine |
| Date Deposited | 03 Mar 2017 15:02 |
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| Last Modified | 27 Apr 2022 18:20 |
| Publisher | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine |
