<p>Prescribing Pattern of Antibiotics Using WHO Prescribing Indicators Among Inpatients in Ethiopia: A Need for Antibiotic Stewardship Program</p>
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عنوان ژورنال: Infection and Drug Resistance
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1178-6973
DOI: 10.2147/idr.s262104