The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 119, Issue 5 , Pages 448.e21-448.e25 , May 2006

Ocular Syphilis in HIV-Positive Patients Receiving Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy

,Accepted 4 November 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.11.016

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 119, Issue 5 , Pages 448.e21-448.e25 , May 2006

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