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Table 1 Authors of the in-hospital notices and explanations of the prescriptions within the texts

From: Patients’ acceptance of placebo antibiotics in Japan: a prescription for antimicrobial resistance

Notice type

Author

Explanation of the prescription

Type 1

Clinic director

Based on practice guidelines from the Ministry of Health

Type 2

Academic society

Based on practice guidelines from an academic society

Type 3

Clinic director

Explained in a rational tone as a prescription policy of the clinic

Type 4

Clinic director

Explained in an emotional tone as a prescription policy of the clinic