Effectiveness of Education and an Antibiotic-Control Program in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Thailand
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- 15 March 2006
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 42 (6) , 768-775
- https://doi.org/10.1086/500325
Abstract
Background. We conducted a study to evaluate the impact of education and an antibiotic-control program on antibiotic-prescribing practices, antibiotiKeywords
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