Pharmaco-EcoMicrobiology: A newer component of medical sciences bridging pharmacovigilance, ecology, and environmental microbiology

Journal of Infection and Public Health

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-4

  Shahid, M ^a   Khardori, Nancy ^b   Tripathi, T ^a   Bergman, Scott ^b  

^a Departments of Medicine JNMCH AMU   (India)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse drug effects; Ecology; Environmental toxicology; Microbiology; Pharmaco EcoMicrobiology; Pharmacology; Pharmacovigilance

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CROP; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; ECOLOGY; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FECES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HOSPITAL WASTE; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PHARMAECOMICROBIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE; URINE; VEGETABLE; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WATER CONTAMINATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DRUG TOXICITY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77949267600     PISSN: 18760341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2009.11.001     Document Type: Editorial

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