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Original Article

High consumption of tetracyclines for acne treatment among young Danish adults

Katrin Gaardbo KuhnAntimicrobial Resistance Reference Laboratory and Surveillance Unit, Department of Microbiology & Infection Control, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark; ;Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark; Correspondence[email protected]
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Maja LaursenData Communication and Research Services, Danish Health Data Authority, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Anette M. HammerumAntimicrobial Resistance Reference Laboratory and Surveillance Unit, Department of Microbiology & Infection Control, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark;
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Robert L. SkovAntimicrobial Resistance Reference Laboratory and Surveillance Unit, Department of Microbiology & Infection Control, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark;
Pages 808-812 | Received 08 Mar 2016, Accepted 16 Jun 2016, Published online: 06 Jul 2016

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