Managing upper respiratory tract infections practice without evidence

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 203-204

  Lautenbach, E ^a   Metlay, J P ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0032910076     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.1999.00315.x     Document Type: Editorial

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