Lyme disease in a British referral clinic

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 537-543

  Cottle, L E ^a   Mekonnen, E ^a   Beadsworth, M B J ^a   Miller, A R O ^a   Beeching, N J ^a  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BELIZE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LYME DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84860310285     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcs003     Document Type: Article

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