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Anneleen Berende, Lisette Nieuwenhuis, Hadewych J. M. ter Hofstede, Fidel J. Vos, Michiel L. Vogelaar, Mirjam Tromp, Henriët van Middendorp, A. Rogier T. Donders, Andrea W. M. Evers, Bart Jan Kullberg, Eddy M. M. Adang
Cost-effectiveness of longer-term versus shorter-term provision of antibiotics in patients with persistent symptoms attributed to Lyme disease
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