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. 1999 Mar 20;318(7186):799-802.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.318.7186.799.

Controversies in management: should general practitioners perform diagnostic tests on patients before prescribing antibiotics?

H J Kolmos  1 , P Little
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Controversies in management: should general practitioners perform diagnostic tests on patients before prescribing antibiotics?

H J Kolmos et al. BMJ. .
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