Urban and rural risks of lyme disease in the Scottish highlands

Scottish Medical Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 24-26

  Mavin, S ^a   Hopkins, P C ^b   MacLennan, A ^b   Joss, A W L ^a   Ho Yen, D O ^a  

^a RAIGMORE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS HIGHLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lyme disease; Risks; Rural; Scottish Highlands; Woodland

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LYME DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RURAL AREA; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; WESTERN BLOTTING; ANIMAL; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; HEALTH; IXODES; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; WILDERNESS;

ANIMALS; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; ECOSYSTEM; HUMANS; IXODES; LYME DISEASE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SCOTLAND; URBAN HEALTH; WILDERNESS;

EID: 67651216180     PISSN: 00369330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/rsmsmj.54.2.24     Document Type: Article

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