title: Cold sores-an epidemiological survey.
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.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007065:Idoxuridine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors; D014852:Wales
chemical_list: D007065:Idoxuridine