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. 1998 Sep 5;317(7159):668-71.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.317.7159.668.

Strategies for promoting judicious use of antibiotics by doctors and patients

E A Belongia  1 , B Schwartz
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Strategies for promoting judicious use of antibiotics by doctors and patients

E A Belongia et al. BMJ. .
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