Antibiotic prescription for sore throat or the legacy of Mr X2.

Lancet Infect Dis

Infection Control Programme, Geneva University Hospitals and Geneva University Faculty of Medicine, Geneva CH-1205, Switzerland. Electronic address:

Published: March 2014

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