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authors.affiliation: RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California.
authors.forename: Daniella
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Meeker
authors.affiliation: RAND Corporation, Boston, Massachusetts3Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts4Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Mark W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Friedberg
authors.affiliation: Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts4Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Jeffrey A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Linder
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D057970:Inappropriate Prescribing / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007239:Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
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