Famciclovir or valaciclovir in the management of herpes simplex and varicella zoster infections: an attitudinal survey of clinician perceptions of differential activity
Don E. Smith A B and Julian Gold A
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A Albion Street Centre, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia.
B Corresponding author. Email: Don.Smith@sesiahs.health.nsw.gov.au
Sexual Health 4(2) 141-142 https://doi.org/10.1071/SH06060
Submitted: 20 October 2006 Accepted: 23 April 2007 Published: 23 May 2007
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