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A scoping review of Lyme disease research relevant for public health - Supplementary Referencess

JD Greig¹, I Young², S Harding¹, M Mascarenhas¹, LA Waddell¹

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¹ National Microbiology Laboratory at Guelph, Public Health Agency of Canada, Guelph, ON

² School of Occupational and Public Health, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON

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judy.greig@canada.ca

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Greig JD, Young I, Harding S, Mascarenhas M, Waddell LA. A scoping review of Lyme disease research relevant for public health – Supplementary References. Web exclusive. Can Commun Dis Rep 2018;44(10).

Keywords: Scoping review, Lyme disease, public health, Ixodes ticks, research

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