PMD3 OUTCOMES OF AN INTERVENTION TO IMPROVE HOSPITAL ANTIBIOTIC PRESCRIBING: INTERRUPTED TIME SERIES ANALYSIS WITH SEGMENTED REGRESSION
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A simple intervention to improve hospital antibiotic prescribing.
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عنوان ژورنال: Value in Health
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1098-3015
DOI: 10.1016/s1098-3015(10)62016-5