Rational Prescription of Antibiotics: Where We Stand?

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Zafar Ali

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Ali Z. Rational Prescription of Antibiotics: Where We Stand?. J Postgrad Med Inst [Internet]. 2025 Mar. 29 [cited 2025 Apr. 2];39(1). Available from: https://jpmi.org.pk/index.php/jpmi/article/view/3674
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