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Research Article

What a difference a CRP makes. A prospective observational study on how point-of-care C-reactive protein testing influences antibiotic prescription for respiratory tract infections in Swedish primary health care

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Pages 275-282 | Received 26 Feb 2014, Accepted 02 Oct 2015, Published online: 07 Dec 2015

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