Resistance to antimicrobials in humans and animals

British Medical Journal

Volumn 331, Issue 7527, 2005, Pages 1219-1220

  Soulsby, Lord ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CAMPYLOBACTER; EDITORIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 28244444605     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1219     Document Type: Editorial

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