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Point prevalence surveys of antimicrobial use: a systematic review and the implications

Zikria Saleema School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, George Town, Malaysia;b Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Lahore, Lahore, PakistanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mohamed Azmi Hassalia School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, George Town, MalaysiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9575-403XView further author information
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Brian Godmanc Health Economics Centre, University of Liverpool Management School, Liverpool, UK;d Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden;e Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Strathclyde University, Glasgow, UKView further author information
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Ann Versportenf Laboratory of Medical Microbiology, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, BelgiumView further author information
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Furqan Khurshid Hashmig University College of Pharmacy, University of the Punjab, Lahore, PakistanView further author information
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Hamid Saeedg University College of Pharmacy, University of the Punjab, Lahore, PakistanView further author information
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Fahad Saleemh Faculty of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, University of Balochistan, Quetta, PakistanView further author information
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Muhammad Salmanb Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Lahore, Lahore, PakistanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4366-1461View further author information
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Inayat Ur Rehmani Department of Pharmacy, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, Pakistan;j School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway, MalaysiaView further author information
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Pages 897-910 | Received 02 Mar 2020, Accepted 07 May 2020, Published online: 20 May 2020

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