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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 37, 2005 - Issue 6-7
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Prescription rates and diagnostic patterns are stable: A comparison of high-, medium- and low-prescribing primary care physicians treating community-acquired respiratory tract infections

Jorma Leistevuo From the Antimicrobial Research Laboratory, Department of Human Microbial Ecology and Inflammation, National Public Health Institute, Turku, Finland
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Solja Huikko From the Antimicrobial Research Laboratory, Department of Human Microbial Ecology and Inflammation, National Public Health Institute, Turku, Finland; School of Public Health, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
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Ulla-Maija Rautakorpi From the Antimicrobial Research Laboratory, Department of Human Microbial Ecology and Inflammation, National Public Health Institute, Turku, Finland
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Tiina Leistevuo Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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Pekka O. Honkanen Kemi Health Centre, Kemi, Finland
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Timo Klaukka Social Insurance Institution, Helsinki, Finland
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Marjukka Mäkelä Finnish Office for Health Care Technology Assessment, Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health, Helsinki, Finland
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Erkki Palva National Agency for Medicines, Helsinki, Finland
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Risto Roine Helsinki and Uusimaa Hospital Group, Helsinki, Finland
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Hannu Sarkkinen Päijät-Häme Central Hospital, Lahti, Finland; Finnish Medical Society Duodecim, Helsinki, Finland
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Helena Varonen Finnish Medical Society Duodecim, Helsinki, Finland
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Pentti Huovinen From the Antimicrobial Research Laboratory, Department of Human Microbial Ecology and Inflammation, National Public Health Institute, Turku, Finland
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THE MIKSTRA COLLABORATIVE STUDY GROUP From the Antimicrobial Research Laboratory, Department of Human Microbial Ecology and Inflammation, National Public Health Institute, Turku, Finland
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Pages 465-470 | Received 20 Oct 2004, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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