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. 1996 Jun 8;312(7044):1481. doi: 10.1136/bmj.312.7044.1481b

Routine feedback to GPs who request microbiological tests is effective.

A P MacGowan, R Feeney, I Brown, S Mcculloch, D Reeves, A Lovering

PMCID: PMC2351182 PMID: 8664656

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