Can 88% of patients with acute lower respiratory infection all be special?

Affiliations

¹ Professor of Primary Care and NIHR Research Professor, Centre for Academic Primary Care, School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol.

Editorial

Alastair D Hay et al. Br J Gen Pract. 2014 Feb.

. 2014 Feb;64(619):60-2.

doi: 10.3399/bjgp14X676636.

¹ Professor of Primary Care and NIHR Research Professor, Centre for Academic Primary Care, School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol.

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Amoxicillin for acute lower respiratory tract infection in primary care: subgroup analysis of potential high-risk groups.
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