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. 1955 Jun;31(2):74–85. doi: 10.1136/sti.31.2.74

Cardiovascular Syphilis

A CLINICAL STUDY OF 578 CASES*

John F O'Brien 1, Clarence A Smith 1, M A Fisherkeller 1
PMCID: PMC1054009  PMID: 14389702

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