Antibiotic resistance: Counting the cost

Current Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1219-1221

  Spratt, Brian G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

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ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030267622     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(96)00700-2     Document Type: Article

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