Background: Information on the incidence of serious infections in children in general practice is scarce. However, estimates on the incidence of disease are important for several reasons, for example to assess the burden of disease or as a basi...
BACKGROUND: To determine the denominator or the 'population at risk' is a problem which has long been encountered in general practice-based epidemiological research. It is important for calculating epidemiological figures. OBJECTIVES: The aim o...
BACKGROUND: It has been suggested that herpes zoster may be a marker for occult malignancy. AIM: To examine the emergence of a subsequent cancer diagnosis in patients with and without herpes zoster. DESIGN OF STUDY: Retrospective cohort study. ...
