The Chennai Declaration: India's landmark national commitment to antibiotic stewardship demonstrates that 'truth alone triumphs'

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1453-1454

  Holmes, A H ^a   Sharland, M ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotic policy; Antibiotic usage; Antimicrobial management; Antimicrobial resistance; Global biosecurity; Infection control; National policy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INDIA; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL SOCIETY;

EID: 84879495921     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkt062     Document Type: Article

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