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Brown, E.M. (2005). Interventions to Optimise Antibiotic Prescribing in Hospitals: The UK Approach. In: Gould, I.M., van der Meer, J.W.M. (eds) Antibiotic Policies. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-22852-7_10
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