Overdiagnosis paradigm: Not suitable for decreasing the overuse of antibiotics

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Overdiagnosis paradigm : Not suitable for decreasing the overuse of antibiotics. / Cordoba, Gloria; Llor, Carl.

In: BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, Vol. 24, No. 5, 01.10.2019, p. 174-176.

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Cordoba, G & Llor, C 2019, 'Overdiagnosis paradigm: Not suitable for decreasing the overuse of antibiotics', BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, vol. 24, no. 5, pp. 174-176. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjebm-2018-111146

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Cordoba, G., & Llor, C. (2019). Overdiagnosis paradigm: Not suitable for decreasing the overuse of antibiotics. BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, 24(5), 174-176. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjebm-2018-111146

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Cordoba G, Llor C. Overdiagnosis paradigm: Not suitable for decreasing the overuse of antibiotics. BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine. 2019 Oct 1;24(5):174-176. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjebm-2018-111146

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Cordoba, Gloria ; Llor, Carl. / Overdiagnosis paradigm : Not suitable for decreasing the overuse of antibiotics. In: BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine. 2019 ; Vol. 24, No. 5. pp. 174-176.

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