Antibiotic use in the community

Antibiotic Policies: Theory and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 567-581

  Mölstad, Sigvard ^a   Cars, Otto ^b  

^a Unit of Research and Development in Primary Care   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

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EID: 84901163607     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/0-387-22852-7_29     Document Type: Chapter

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