Effect of Changes in Antibiotic Prescribing on Patient Outcomes in a Community Setting: A Natural Experiment in Australia
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- 1 January 2002
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 34 (1) , 55-64
- https://doi.org/10.1086/338232
Abstract
This study examined whether a significant change in antibiotic use caused by an Australian government directive targeted at amoxicillin with clavulanKeywords
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