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    Edward T. M. Smyth, Jack G. Barr & Graham M. Hogg

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Smyth, E.T.M., Barr, J.G. & Hogg, G.M. Hidden Costs of Antibiotics. Pharmacoeconomics 10, 99–100 (1996). https://doi.org/10.2165/00019053-199610010-00010

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