Antibiotic Prescribing Practices for Catheter Urine Culture Results
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Antibiotic prescribing practices for catheter urine culture results.
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عنوان ژورنال: The Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1920-2903,0008-4123
DOI: 10.4212/cjhp.v66i1.1207