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Letters to the Editor

Best management of patients with an acute sore throat is still best management for these patients

Ronny K. Gunnarssona Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, General Practice/Family Medicine, Institute of Medicine, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden;b Research, Development, Education and Innovation, Primary Health Care, Research and Development Center, Södra Älvsborg, Region Västra Götaland, Boras, Sweden;c Centre for Antibiotic Resistance Research (CARe) at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden;d The Primary Health Care Clinic for Homeless People, Närhälsan, Region Västra Götaland, Gothenburg, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mark Ebelle Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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Robert Centorf General Internal Medicine, UAB, Birmingham, AL, USA
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Paul Littleg Primary Care Research Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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Theo Verheijh Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Morten Lindbaeki Antibiotic Centre for Primary Care and Department of General Practice, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Pär-Daniel Sundvalla Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, General Practice/Family Medicine, Institute of Medicine, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden;b Research, Development, Education and Innovation, Primary Health Care, Research and Development Center, Södra Älvsborg, Region Västra Götaland, Boras, Sweden;c Centre for Antibiotic Resistance Research (CARe) at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Pages 521-523 | Received 04 May 2023, Accepted 04 May 2023, Published online: 17 May 2023

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