title: Association between herpes zoster and alopecia areata: A population-based study.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cosmetic Applications and Management, Mackay Junior College of Medicine, Nursing, and Management, Taipei, Taiwan.|Department of Thoracic Surgery, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.|Department and Institute of Physiology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chao-Hung
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Taipei Medical University and Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Kuo-Hsien
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Shih-Han
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.affiliation: School of Health-Care Administration, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Herng-Ching
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Ming-Chieh
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Shiu-Dong
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Chung
mesh_terms: D000506:Alopecia Areata / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology