Antibiotic prescribing for acute bronchitis

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Antibiotic prescribing for acute bronchitis. / Llor, Carl; Bjerrum, Lars.

In: Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, Vol. 14, No. 7, 07.2016, p. 633-642.

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Llor, C & Bjerrum, L 2016, 'Antibiotic prescribing for acute bronchitis', Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, vol. 14, no. 7, pp. 633-642. https://doi.org/10.1080/14787210.2016.1193435

APA

Llor, C., & Bjerrum, L. (2016). Antibiotic prescribing for acute bronchitis. Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, 14(7), 633-642. https://doi.org/10.1080/14787210.2016.1193435

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Llor C, Bjerrum L. Antibiotic prescribing for acute bronchitis. Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy. 2016 Jul;14(7):633-642. https://doi.org/10.1080/14787210.2016.1193435

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Llor, Carl ; Bjerrum, Lars. / Antibiotic prescribing for acute bronchitis. In: Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy. 2016 ; Vol. 14, No. 7. pp. 633-642.

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