Lack of accurate information on the prevalence of Lyme disease in the UK

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 348, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Evans, R ^a   Mavin, S ^a   Holden, S ^b   Munro, A ^c   Gunn, G ^d  

^a National Lyme Borreliosis Testing Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS HIGHLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c Free Radical Research Facility   (United Kingdom)

^d SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; COOPERATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LETTER; LYME DISEASE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; TICK BITE; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKLOAD;

GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LYME DISEASE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84896934355     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.g2037     Document Type: Letter

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