title: Postherpetic neuralgia is associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease: a population-based cohort study.
authors.affiliation: Graduate Institute of Nursing, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Sleep Science Center, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Pei-Shan
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Heng-Chia
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan. Electronic address: huangcj1112@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Chun-Jen
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D051474:Neuralgia, Postherpetic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Coronary heart disease; Hazard ratios; Postherpetic neuralgia; Risk