Lyme disease: Knowledge and practices of family practitioners in southern Quebec

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 151-156

  Ferrouillet, Cécile ^a,b   Milord, François ^b,c   Lambert, Louise ^c   Vibien, Anne ^d   Ravel, André ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^c Universitaires et Des Partenariats Professionnels   (Canada)

^d Service de microbiologie infectiologie CSSS Richelieu Yamaska   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Health knowledge; Lyme disease; Practice; Quebec

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; ERYTHEMA CHRONICUM MIGRANS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LYME DISEASE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICAL DISEASE BY BODY FUNCTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TICK BITE; WORK EXPERIENCE;

EID: 84936861875     PISSN: 17129532     EISSN: 19181493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/846963     Document Type: Article

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