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Comment
. 2017 May;38(5):521-523.
doi: 10.1017/ice.2017.38.

Improving Patient Safety Through Antibiotic Stewardship: The Veterans Health Administration Leads the Way, Again

Arjun Srinivasan  1 , Lisa E Davidson  2
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Improving Patient Safety Through Antibiotic Stewardship: The Veterans Health Administration Leads the Way, Again

Arjun Srinivasan et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2017 May.
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Potential conflicts of interest: All authors report no conflicts of interest relevant to this article.

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