The antimicrobial resistance crisis in hospitals calls for multidisciplinary mobilization

Acta Clinica Belgica

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 2-6

  Struelens, Marc J ^a   Peetermans, Willy E ^b  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; EDITORIAL; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0033048640     PISSN: 00015512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17843286.1999.11754199     Document Type: Editorial

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