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Editorial
. 2016 Jun 7;315(21):2281-3.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.7073.

Syphilis on the Rise: What Went Wrong?

Meredith E Clement  1 , Charles B Hicks  2
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Editorial

Syphilis on the Rise: What Went Wrong?

Meredith E Clement et al. JAMA. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: All authors have completed and submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest. Dr Hicks reported having served on scientific advisory boards for BristolMyers Squibb, Gilead Sciences, Merck, Janssen Virology, and ViiV Healthcare and a data monitoring committee for AstraZeneca; having received royalties from UpToDate; and having served as an associate editor and author for NEJM Journal Watch. Dr Clement reported having received royalties from UpToDate.

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