“Antibiotics Are Not Automatic Anymore”—The French National Campaign To Cut Antibiotic Overuse

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  • Benedikt Huttner
  • Stephan Harbarth
چکیده

Benedikt Huttner and Stephan Harbarth discuss the implications of a new study that examined the impact of a national campaign in France to reduce antibiotic overuse.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • PLoS Medicine

دوره 6  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009