Primary syphilis remains a cause of oral ulceration

British Dental Journal

Volumn 189, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 352-354

  Alam, F ^a   Argiriadou, A S ^a   Hodgson, T A ^a   Kumar, N ^a   Porter, S R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH ULCER; PATHOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYPHILIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CHANCRE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL ULCER; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYPHILIS;

EID: 0034648980     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4800767a     Document Type: Article

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