Antibiotic prescribing practices of emergency physicians and patient expectations for uncomplicated lacerations

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 375-380

  Ong, Samuel ^a   Moran, Gregory J ^a   Krishnadasan, Anusha ^a   Talan, David A ^a  

^a OLIVE VIEW UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 81255163676     PISSN: 1936900X     EISSN: 19369018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2011.2.2115     Document Type: Article

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