Impact of antimicrobial resistance on regulatory policies in veterinary medicine: Status report

AAPS Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2002, Pages

  Tollefson, Linda ^a   Flynn, William T ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal drugs; Antimicrobial resistance; Foodborne disease; Veterinary medicine

Indexed keywords

EID: 52449127542     PISSN: 15507416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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