Association Between Herpes Zoster and Risk of Incident Fragility Fractures in <scp>US</scp> Veterans: A Matched Cohort Study
Veterans with HZ were at a higher risk of fragility fractures relative to Veterans without HZ, highlighting the need for improved fracture prevention among those diagnosed with HZ. Further research in non-Veteran and female populations will improve generalizability.
Authors
- Charlotte Warren‐Gash (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4524-3180)
- Julie A. Womack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1003-0276)
- Christopher T. Rentsch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1408-7907)
- Roger Bedimo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9794-0389)
- Calif A. A. Yousuf
Institutions
- University of London (GB)
- University of Leicester (GB)
- Leicester College (GB)
- Yale University (US)
- VA Connecticut Healthcare System (US)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- VA North Texas Health Care System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
- Published
- 2025-10-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.70174
- Primary Topic
- Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs