Are smokers with acute cough in primary care prescribed antibiotics more often, and to what benefit? An observational study in 13 European countries

Stanton N., Hood K., Kelly M. J., Nuttall J., Gillespie D., Verheij T., Little P., Godycki-Cwirko M., Goossens H., Butler C. C.

Source: Eur Respir J 2010; 35: 761-767
Journal Issue: April
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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