Predictors of Lyme Arthritis Diagnosis in Lyme Disease Cases

Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne disease in the United States with over 20,000 cases reported yearly. A common and sometimes severe symptom of Lyme disease is Lyme arthritis, which has clinical and etiological similarities to rheumatoid arthritis. While risk factors for Lyme disease are...

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Main Author: Lapsley, William M
Format: Others
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 2009
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/theses/290
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1372&context=theses