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Editorial
. 2021 Jan 12:5:620048.
doi: 10.3389/fsoc.2020.620048. eCollection 2020.

Editorial: Optimising Antibiotic Use: Social and Contextual Issues

Carolyn Tarrant  1 , Eva Maria Krockow  2 , Emily Kate Rousham  3 , Björn Rönnerstrand  4
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Editorial: Optimising Antibiotic Use: Social and Contextual Issues

Carolyn Tarrant et al. Front Sociol. .
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Keywords: antibiotic prescribing; antimicrobial resistance; behavior; context; social theory.

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