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. 1994 Jan 15;308(6922):191–192. doi: 10.1136/bmj.308.6922.191

Dangers of oral fluoroquinolone treatment in community acquired upper respiratory tract infections.

R J Körner ¹, D S Reeves ¹, A P MacGowan ¹

PMCID: PMC2542530 PMID: 8312775

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