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Published on November 1, 2009 | http://doi.org/10.5867/medwave.2009.11.4267

Antibiotics in Ambulatory Pediatrics II: Strategies to promote rational use

Antibióticos en pediatría ambulatoria II: estrategias para promover el uso racional

Marcelo Maturana Riquelme

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Marcelo Maturana Riquelme

Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile

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Citation Maturana Riquelme M. Antibiotics in Ambulatory Pediatrics II: Strategies to promote rational use. Medwave 2009;9(11):e4267 doi: 10.5867/medwave.2009.11.4267

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