Immediate Availability of C-Reactive Protein and Leukocyte Count Data Influenced Physicians’ Decisions to Prescribe Antimicrobial Drugs for New Outpatients with Acute Infections
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- 1 January 2004
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Chemistry
- Vol. 50 (1) , 241-244
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