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Record Nr.

UNINA9910699155903321

Titolo

What is shingles? [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Bethesda, Md.] : , : National Institutes of Health, , [between 2000 and 2009?]

Altri autori (Persone)

StrausStephen E

Soggetti

Shingles (Disease)

Older people - Health and hygiene

Documentary films.

Streaming videos.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Videoregistrazione

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Available as both streaming video (4 min., 15 sec., WMV file, sd., col.) and downloadable video (4 min., 15 sec., WMV file, sd., col.) files.

Title from title frame.

"Photos and images used in this video courtesy of The American Academy of Dermatology (all rights reserved), the New Zealand Dermatological Society (all rights reserved), the Department of Dermatology, Health Waikato, NZ and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases."

Accompanied by transcript in HTML format.

Sommario/riassunto

Defines and describes shingles, a virally-induced skin disease. Includes an account by one elderly patient and commentary by Stephen Straus, Director, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, and Adriana Marques, M.D., Researcher, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.