Antibiotic Prescribing by Dentists and Geographic Variability in the Veterans Affairs (VA) Health System
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689. Antibiotic Prescribing and Stewardship Opportunities within a Veterans Affairs Dental Care Practice Kimberly Y. Grady, DDS, MPH; Nathan Shively, MD; Cornelius J. Clancy, MD and Brooke K. Decker, MD, CIC; Veteran’s Administration Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Infectious Diseases, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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689. Antibiotic Prescribing and Stewardship Opportunities within a Veterans Affairs Dental Care Practice Kimberly Y. Grady, DDS, MPH; Nathan Shively, MD; Cornelius J. Clancy, MD and Brooke K. Decker, MD, CIC; Veteran’s Administration Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Infectious Diseases, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, University of Pittsburgh, School of Med...
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