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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Effect of educational outreach on general practice prescribing of antibiotics and antidepressants: A two-year randomised controlled trial

Andres Enriquez-puga Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester
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Richard Baker Department of Health Sciences, University of LeicesterCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sanjoy Paul Diabetes Trials Unit, University of Oxford, Queensland Clinical Trails & Biostatistics Centre, University of Queensland, Australia
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Renata Villoro-Valdes Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Birmingham
Pages 195-201 | Received 03 Sep 2008, Accepted 19 Jul 2009, Published online: 03 Dec 2009

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