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. 2016 May 17;315(19):2121-2.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.0918.

Early Azithromycin Treatment to Prevent Severe Lower Respiratory Tract Illnesses in Children

Katherine E Fleming-Dutra  1 , Cindy R Friedman  1 , Lauri A Hicks  1
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Early Azithromycin Treatment to Prevent Severe Lower Respiratory Tract Illnesses in Children

Katherine E Fleming-Dutra et al. JAMA. .
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