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. 2005 Aug 6;331(7512):328-9.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.38503.706887.AE1. Epub 2005 Jun 20.

Antibiotic prescribing in general practice and hospital admissions for peritonsillar abscess, mastoiditis, and rheumatic fever in children: time trend analysis

M Sharland  1 , H Kendall, D Yeates, A Randall, G Hughes, P Glasziou, D Mant
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Antibiotic prescribing in general practice and hospital admissions for peritonsillar abscess, mastoiditis, and rheumatic fever in children: time trend analysis

M Sharland et al. BMJ. .
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Time trends in antibiotic prescribing to children and episodes of, and admissions for mastoiditis, peritonsillar abscess, and rheumatic fever, in United Kingdom, 1993 to 2002 or 2003 (95% confidence intervals [for general practice episodes] are based on Poisson approximation). PPA=Prescription Pricing Authority.
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