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Sore throat management in New Zealand general practice.
AIM To describe the sore throat management practices by New Zealand general practitioners (GPs) and compare the rate of sore throat presentation over time. METHOD Data were collected from the National Primary Medical Care Survey carried out over 2001/2002. Analyses were done on patients who presented to the GP with the symptom of a sore throat as one of their reasons for visit. A systematic r...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Family Practice
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0263-2136,1460-2229
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/13.3.317