Acute pharyngitis: A plea for a rational decision of treatment;Pharyngites aiguës: Plaidoyer pour une décision thérapeutique rationnelle

Medecine et Hygiene

Volumn 54, Issue 2135, 1996, Pages 1893-1898

  Grenier, B ^a  

^a NONE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; DRUG CHOICE; HUMAN; PHARYNGITIS; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0347851551     PISSN: 00256749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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