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Recommending Oral Probiotics to Reduce Winter Antibiotic Prescriptions in People With Asthma: A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial

Timothy D. H. Smith, Hilary Watt, Laura Gunn, Josip Car and Robert J. Boyle
The Annals of Family Medicine September 2016, 14 (5) 422-430; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1970
Timothy D. H. Smith
1Harambee Surgery, NHS East Lancashire CCG, Lancashire, United Kingdom
MBBCh, MRCGP, MSc
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Hilary Watt
2Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Laura Gunn
3Integrative Health Science, Stetson University, DeLand, Florida
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Josip Car
2Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Robert J. Boyle
4Department of Paediatrics, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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vol. 14 no. 5 422-430
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1970
PubMed 
27621158

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication September 29, 2015
  • Revision received February 21, 2016
  • Accepted for publication April 1, 2016
  • Published online September 12, 2016.

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  1. Timothy D. H. Smith, MBBCh, MRCGP, MSc1,
  2. Hilary Watt, CStat, MSc, MA2,
  3. Laura Gunn, PhD, MS, BA3,
  4. Josip Car, MD, PhD, DIC, MSc2 and
  5. Robert J. Boyle, MBChB, MRCPCH, PhD4⇑
  1. 1Harambee Surgery, NHS East Lancashire CCG, Lancashire, United Kingdom
  2. 2Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
  3. 3Integrative Health Science, Stetson University, DeLand, Florida
  4. 4Department of Paediatrics, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Robert J. Boyle, MBChB, Wright Fleming Building, Imperial College London, Norfolk Place, London W2 1PG, r.boyle{at}nhs.net

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