Containing antimicrobial resistance: A renewed effort

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 878-879

  Weerasuriya, Krisantha ^a   Stelling, John ^b   O'Brien, Thomas F ^b  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAMASE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG UTILIZATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MONGOLIA; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; WORLD HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 78649767926     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.10.084236     Document Type: Editorial

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