Inaccurate information about Lyme disease on the Internet

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1105-1108

  Cooper, James D ^a,b   Feder Jr , Henry M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases   (United States)

Author keywords

Inaccurate information; Lyme disease; The Web

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME AXETIL; DOXYCYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BREAST FEEDING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ERYTHEMA CHRONICUM MIGRANS; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; LABORATORY TEST; LYME DISEASE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEROLOGY; TICK BITE; ARTICLE;

HUMANS; INTERNET; LYME DISEASE;

EID: 16644394491     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000145411.57449.f3     Document Type: Review

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