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A stepwise introduction of a successful antimicrobial stewardship program

Experience from a tertiary care university hospital in Western, Saudi Arabia

Maha M. Alawi and Bayan M. Darwesh
Saudi Medical Journal December 2016, 37 (12) 1350-1358; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2016.12.15739

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