The WHO policy package to combat antimicrobial resistance

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 390-392

  Leung, Emily ^a   Weil, Diana E ^a   Raviglione, Mario ^a   Nakatani, Hiroki ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAPENEM;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG USE; EDITORIAL; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; LAW; PRESCRIPTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 79955666400     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.11.088435     Document Type: Editorial

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