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Implementation of a Practical Antibiotic Policy in the Czech Republic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Dominique L. Monnet
Affiliation:
Statens Serum Institut
Thomas L. Sørensen
Affiliation:
Statens Serum Institut
Ole B. Jepsen
Affiliation:
National Center for Hospital, Hygiene Copenhagen, Denmark
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Abstract

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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2000

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