Public understandings of bacteria, antibiotics and resistance [2]

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 116, Issue 1177, 2003, Pages

  Norris, Pauline ^a   Toner, Emily ^a   Morris, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADVERTIZING; ADVISORY COMMITTEE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL IMMUNITY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ERROR; HEALTH PROMOTION; INFECTION RESISTANCE; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROFLORA; NEW ZEALAND; TELEVISION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 25844443862     PISSN: 11758716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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