A retrospective study of antibiotic prescribing for patients admitted to hospital with exacerbation of COPD

S. Murphy, G. Morgan-Eshun, H. Moore, F. Bates, V. Dudzevicius, G. Antunes, N. Krishnaraj (Middlesbrough, United Kingdom; Kumasi, Ghana)

Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Different aspects of COPD exacerbations
Session: Different aspects of COPD exacerbations
Session type: Electronic Poster Discussion
Number: 1385
Disease area: Airway diseases

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