All patients with recurrent genital herpes should not be offered suppressive therapy with acyclovir

Reviews in Medical Virology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 67-69

  Patel, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0013569981     PISSN: 10529276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1654(199606)6:2<67::aid-rmv164>3.0.co;2-j     Document Type: Article

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