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Physicians’ knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes toward antimicrobial prescribing in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Abeer M. Baadani, Kamran Baig, Wafa A. Alfahad, Sultan Aldalbahi and Ali S. Omrani
Saudi Medical Journal May 2015, 36 (5) 613-619; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2015.5.11726

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