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Antibiotic use in a tertiary healthcare facility in Ghana: a point prevalence survey

Published:2018-01-26 Issue:1 Volume:7 Page:
ISSN:2047-2994
Container-title:Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control
language:en
Short-container-title:Antimicrob Resist Infect Control

Author:

Labi Appiah-Korang,Obeng-Nkrumah Noah,Nartey Edmund Tetteh,Bjerrum Stephanie,Adu-Aryee Nii Armah,Ofori-Adjei Yaw Adjei,Yawson Alfred E.,Newman Mercy J.

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Pharmacology (medical),Infectious Diseases,Microbiology (medical),Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Link

http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/s13756-018-0299-z.pdf

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