Figure 3.
Adjusted health care costs in the 1-year after the HZ index date, by age.
Left: non-matched cohorts HZ-population; Right: matched cohorts, matched opioid cohort and matched non-HZ cohort.
HZ: herpes zoster; Y: years.
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