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Editorial

. 2008 Jul 15;47(2):196-7.

doi: 10.1086/589316.

Editorial commentary: laboratory testing for Lyme disease: time for a change?

Arthur Weinstein¹

Affiliations

PMID: 18532894
DOI: 10.1086/589316

Editorial

Editorial commentary: laboratory testing for Lyme disease: time for a change?

Arthur Weinstein. Clin Infect Dis. 2008.

. 2008 Jul 15;47(2):196-7.

doi: 10.1086/589316.

Author

Arthur Weinstein¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine and Division of Rheumatology, Georgetown University School of Medicine,, Washington, DC, USA. arthur.weinstein@medstar.net

PMID: 18532894
DOI: 10.1086/589316

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