Lyme carditis: A clinical presentation and long time follow-up

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 153-157

  Midttun, Mette ^a   Lebech, Anne Mette ^a   Hansen, Klaus ^a   Videbæk, Jørgen ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CARDITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; LYME DISEASE; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MALE; SYNCOPE; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031005961     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365549709035876     Document Type: Article

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