Vincenza Snow, MD; Christel Mottur-Pilson, PhD; Richelle J. Cooper, MD, MSHS; Jerome R. Hoffman, MD, MA; for the American College of Physicians–American Society of Internal Medicine*
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Grant Support: Dr. Cooper is supported in part by a National Research Service Award (F32 HS00134-01) from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
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Snow V, Mottur-Pilson C, Cooper RJ, Hoffman JR, for the American College of Physicians–American Society of Internal Medicine*. Principles of Appropriate Antibiotic Use for Acute Pharyngitis in Adults. Ann Intern Med. ;134:506–508. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-134-6-200103200-00018
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Published: Ann Intern Med. 2001;134(6):506-508.
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-134-6-200103200-00018
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