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Cefuroxime Axetil in the Treatment of Sinusitis

A Review

Gary E. Paker, PharmD; James A. Graham, PharmD; Alan M. Rauch, MD; Jeffrey J. Collins, PhD

Arch Fam Med. 1994;3(2):165-175.


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