11.3 Antibiotic Resistance and Prescription Practices in Developing Countries

Methods in Microbiology

Volumn 27, Issue C, 1998, Pages 587-594

  Amábile Cuevas, Carlos F ^a   Cabrera, Roberto ^a   Valenzuela, Fermín ^a   Fuchs, L Yolanda ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

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EID: 22444454140     PISSN: 05809517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0580-9517(08)70314-3     Document Type: Article

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