Potential economic savings of administration of home intravenous antibiotic therapy to patients with acute respiratory infections in Ireland

M. McDonnell, M. Power, R. Rutherford, J. J. Gilmartin, J. J. Gilmartin (Galway, Ireland)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - The impact of the organisation of care on costs: the role of the physician in home care
Disease area: Airway diseases, Respiratory infections

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