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Reducing antibiotic prescribing
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Dr Chris Cates, who has worked as a GP in Bushey, Hertfordshire for many years and is Co-ordinating Editor of the Cochrane Airways Group, describes the practice-based studies he has conducted investigating the use of deferred prescriptions to reduce antibiotic prescribing for otitis media in children.
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