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Regional variability in outpatient antibiotic use in Ontario, Canada: a retrospective cross-sectional study
Kevin L. Schwartz, Camille Achonu, Kevin Antoine Brown, Bradley Langford, Nick Daneman, Jennie Johnstone and Gary Garber
October 31, 2018 6 (4) E445-E452; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20180017
Kevin L. Schwartz
Public Health Ontario (Schwartz, Achonu, Brown, Langford, Daneman, Johnstone, Garber); Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Schwartz, Brown, Johnstone); Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Daneman); Department of Medicine (Daneman, Garber), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Garber), Ottawa, Ont.
MD MScCamille Achonu
Public Health Ontario (Schwartz, Achonu, Brown, Langford, Daneman, Johnstone, Garber); Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Schwartz, Brown, Johnstone); Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Daneman); Department of Medicine (Daneman, Garber), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Garber), Ottawa, Ont.
MHScKevin Antoine Brown
Public Health Ontario (Schwartz, Achonu, Brown, Langford, Daneman, Johnstone, Garber); Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Schwartz, Brown, Johnstone); Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Daneman); Department of Medicine (Daneman, Garber), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Garber), Ottawa, Ont.
PhDBradley Langford
Public Health Ontario (Schwartz, Achonu, Brown, Langford, Daneman, Johnstone, Garber); Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Schwartz, Brown, Johnstone); Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Daneman); Department of Medicine (Daneman, Garber), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Garber), Ottawa, Ont.
PharmDNick Daneman
Public Health Ontario (Schwartz, Achonu, Brown, Langford, Daneman, Johnstone, Garber); Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Schwartz, Brown, Johnstone); Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Daneman); Department of Medicine (Daneman, Garber), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Garber), Ottawa, Ont.
MD MScJennie Johnstone
Public Health Ontario (Schwartz, Achonu, Brown, Langford, Daneman, Johnstone, Garber); Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Schwartz, Brown, Johnstone); Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Daneman); Department of Medicine (Daneman, Garber), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Garber), Ottawa, Ont.
MD PhDGary Garber
Public Health Ontario (Schwartz, Achonu, Brown, Langford, Daneman, Johnstone, Garber); Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Schwartz, Brown, Johnstone); Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Daneman); Department of Medicine (Daneman, Garber), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Garber), Ottawa, Ont.
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Regional variability in outpatient antibiotic use in Ontario, Canada: a retrospective cross-sectional study
Kevin L. Schwartz, Camille Achonu, Kevin Antoine Brown, Bradley Langford, Nick Daneman, Jennie Johnstone, Gary Garber
Oct 2018, 6 (4) E445-E452; DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20180017
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