Antimicrobial drug use in a small Indian community hospital

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Antimicrobial drug use in a small Indian community hospital. / Blomberg, M; Jensen, M Blomberg; Henry, A; Singh, S T; Banipal, R P Singh; da Cunha-Bang, C; Bygbjerg, Ib Christian.

In: Tropical Doctor, Vol. 40, No. 4, 01.10.2010, p. 194-8.

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Harvard

Blomberg, M, Jensen, MB, Henry, A, Singh, ST, Banipal, RPS, da Cunha-Bang, C & Bygbjerg, IC 2010, 'Antimicrobial drug use in a small Indian community hospital', Tropical Doctor, vol. 40, no. 4, pp. 194-8. https://doi.org/10.1258/td.2010.090157

APA

Blomberg, M., Jensen, M. B., Henry, A., Singh, S. T., Banipal, R. P. S., da Cunha-Bang, C., & Bygbjerg, I. C. (2010). Antimicrobial drug use in a small Indian community hospital. Tropical Doctor, 40(4), 194-8. https://doi.org/10.1258/td.2010.090157

Vancouver

Blomberg M, Jensen MB, Henry A, Singh ST, Banipal RPS, da Cunha-Bang C et al. Antimicrobial drug use in a small Indian community hospital. Tropical Doctor. 2010 Oct 1;40(4):194-8. https://doi.org/10.1258/td.2010.090157

Author

Blomberg, M ; Jensen, M Blomberg ; Henry, A ; Singh, S T ; Banipal, R P Singh ; da Cunha-Bang, C ; Bygbjerg, Ib Christian. / Antimicrobial drug use in a small Indian community hospital. In: Tropical Doctor. 2010 ; Vol. 40, No. 4. pp. 194-8.

Bibtex

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