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Cefaclor vs Amoxicillin in the Treatment of Acute, Recurrent, and Chronic Sinusitis

Werner Huck, M(ASCP); Barbara D. Reed, MD, MSPH; Richard W. Nielsen, MD; Robert T. Ferguson, MD; Dean W. Gray, MD; Glen K. Lund, MD; Dean H. ZoBell, MD; Mary Beth Moster

Arch Fam Med. 1993;2(5):497-503.


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