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High-Dose Oral Amoxicillin Allows Home Treatment of Severe Pneumonia in Children
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Title High-Dose Oral Amoxicillin Allows Home Treatment of Severe Pneumonia in Children
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/568323?src=rss
Description Home treatment intervention of pneumonia with oral amoxicillin was effective in children in developing countries; the authors suggest that the World Health Organization should update its guidelines. Medscape Medical News
Category Articles > Family Medicine
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Date Jan 8, 2008
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