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T1  - A cross-sectional study of herpes labialis in the Finnish population : prevalence, rate of recrudescence and associated factors 
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UR  - URN:NBN:fi:hulib-201712155907; http://hdl.handle.net/10138/229663 
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A1  - Niemi, Peter 
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PB  - Helsingin yliopisto 
Y1  - 2017 
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AB  - The aims of this study are to determine the prevalence of clinically apparent orolabial herpes and the rate of recrudescence in the Finnish population. As a secondary aim we evaluate the significance of sociodemographic, health-related and other factors previously associated with the disease.

The study sample was collected from the Finnish population register office using simple random sampling. A mailed questionnaire was sent to 3200 adults and 1000 children in 1989-1990. Response rate was e... 
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KW  - orolabial herpes; herpes simplex type 1; prevalence; recurrence; rate of recrudescence; gender; family background; common cold; aphthous stomatitis; chapped lips; Public Health; Kansanterveystiede; Folkhälsovetenskap 
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