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Review
. 2019 Jun;9(1):010305.
doi: 10.7189/jogh.09.010305.

One drug to treat them all: ethical implications of the MORDOR trial of mass antibiotic administration to reduce child mortality

Clarence C Tam  1   2 , Vittoria Offeddu  1 , Jane Mingjie Lim  1 , Teck Chuan Voo  3
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Review

One drug to treat them all: ethical implications of the MORDOR trial of mass antibiotic administration to reduce child mortality

Clarence C Tam et al. J Glob Health. 2019 Jun.
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