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Antibiotic deprescribing: Spanish general practitioners’ views on a new strategy to reduce inappropriate use of antibiotics in primary care

Carl Llora Department of Public Health, General Practice, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark;b Health Centre Via Roma, University Institute in Primary Care Research Jordi Gol i Gurina, CIBER de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, SpainCorrespondence[email protected]
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Gloria Cordobac International Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Solutions (ICARS), Denmark;d Section and Research Unit of General Practice, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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Sandi Michele de Oliveirad Section and Research Unit of General Practice, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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Lars Bjerrumd Section and Research Unit of General Practice, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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Ana Moragase Jaume I Health Centre, University Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
Pages 217-223 | Received 03 Jun 2022, Accepted 27 Sep 2022, Published online: 31 Oct 2022

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