Demonstration of Borrelia burgdorferi in a patient with chronic lyme arthritis
β Scribed by Lastavica, C.C.; Snydman, D.R.; Schenkein, D.P.; Berardi, V.P.; Pariser, K.M.
- Book ID
- 123524277
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Year
- 1986
- Weight
- 125 KB
- Volume
- 263
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0176-6724
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