Consequences of treatment delay in Lyme disease

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 470-472

  Cameron, Daniel J ^a,b  

^a Northern Westchester Hospital   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYME DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THERAPY DELAY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYME DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249000344     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2006.00734.x     Document Type: Article

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