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Comment
. 2018 Oct;32(10):1677-1678.
doi: 10.1038/s41433-018-0129-9. Epub 2018 May 23.

Comment on 'Overprescribing of antibiotics by UK ophthalmologists'

Carl David Morsman  1
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Comment

Comment on 'Overprescribing of antibiotics by UK ophthalmologists'

Carl David Morsman. Eye (Lond). 2018 Oct.
No abstract available

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The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

Comment on

  • Overprescribing of antibiotics by UK ophthalmologists.
    Fayers T, Loh GK, Cordeiro MF, Lee V, Jain R, Fayers PM. Fayers T, et al. Eye (Lond). 2018 Feb;32(2):240-242. doi: 10.1038/eye.2017.191. Epub 2017 Sep 8. Eye (Lond). 2018. PMID: 28885604 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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