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RESEARCH into the problem of producing a safe and rapid method for the cure of syphilis has been given an added impetus during the war period, not only by an increase in the incidence of the disease, but also by the necessity for rapid rehabilitation of men who must be fit to move quickly and keep fit in conditions where continuous treatment may be impossible. The following account traces the evolution of the arsenical treatment of syphilis with special reference to intensive or massive arsenotherapy.
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MARSHALL, J. The Rapid Treatment of Syphilis. Nature 153, 187–189 (1944). https://doi.org/10.1038/153187a0
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