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Original Article

Serological Follow-up after Treatment of Borrelia Arthritis and Acrodermatitis Chronica Atrophicans

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Pages 339-347 | Received 04 Jan 1994, Accepted 06 Mar 1994, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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