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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Antibiotic Prescription Pattern, Appropriateness, and Associated Factors in Patients Admitted to Pediatric Wards of Tibebe Ghion Specialized Hospital, Bahir Dar, North West Ethiopia

Habtemariam Alekaw1 Department of Pharmacy, Debre Berhan University, Debre Berhan, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5727-4809
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Dagninet Derebe2 Department of pharmacy, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, EthiopiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Wondim Melkam Melese2 Department of pharmacy, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
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Malede Berihun Yismaw2 Department of pharmacy, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2488-304X
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Pages 6659-6669 | Received 20 Aug 2022, Accepted 27 Oct 2022, Published online: 15 Nov 2022

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