Practices of Lyme disease diagnosis and treatment by general practitioners in Quebec, 2008–2015
Abstract Background Lyme disease (LD), a multisystem infection caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto (B. burgdorferi), is the most reported vector-borne disease in North America, and by 2020, 80% of the population in central and eastern Canada could live in LD risk areas. Among...
Main Authors: | Salima Gasmi, Nicholas H. Ogden, Patrick A. Leighton, Ariane Adam-Poupart, François Milord, L. Robbin Lindsay, Sapha Barkati, Karine Thivierge |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-05-01
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Series: | BMC Family Practice |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12875-017-0636-y |
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