Syphilis: Diagnosis and management in general practice

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 629-635

  Ooi, Catriona ^a   Dayan, Linda ^b  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Northern Sydney Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROCAINE PENICILLIN;

AUSTRALIA; CONTACT EXAMINATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPIDEMIC; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; REVIEW; SYPHILIS; SYPHILIS SEROLOGY;

AUSTRALIA; CONTACT TRACING; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; PENICILLIN G, PROCAINE; SYPHILIS; SYPHILIS SERODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0036636887     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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