Neurosyphilis: the most common things are most common.
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چکیده
Reports published in the past twenty years include many purporting to show, without much reason, that classic presentations of neurosyphilis are the exception rather than the rule. We join the few who take another view, and discuss here the reasons underlying the conflict of opinions.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Genitourinary medicine
دوره 61 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1985