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Comment
. 2012 Jun;54(12):1710-3.
doi: 10.1093/cid/cis274. Epub 2012 Mar 30.

Editorial commentary: Asking the right questions: morbidity, mortality, and measuring what's important in unbiased evaluations of antimicrobials

John H Powers  1
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Editorial commentary: Asking the right questions: morbidity, mortality, and measuring what's important in unbiased evaluations of antimicrobials

John H Powers. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Jun.
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