Concerns regarding the Infections Diseases Society of America Lyme disease clinical practice guidelines [4]

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1135-1137

  Wilson, Jim M ^a  

^a Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HUMAN; LETTER; LYME DISEASE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES; ANIMAL; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; INFECTION CONTROL; IXODES; MICROBIOLOGY; NOTE; PARASITE VECTOR; PHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD;

LYME DISEASE VACCINE;

ANIMALS; ARACHNID VECTORS; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI GROUP; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; IXODES; LYME DISEASE; LYME DISEASE VACCINES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 85047697777     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/512980     Document Type: Letter

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