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Original Articles

Patient-oriented interventions to improve antibiotic prescribing practices in respiratory tract infections: a meta-analysis

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Pages 92-112 | Received 16 Aug 2010, Accepted 03 Jan 2011, Published online: 09 Mar 2011

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