How the threat of antibiotic apocalypse helped a pharmacist find her voice

Canadian Pharmacists Journal

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 151-154

  Grindrod, Kelly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC APOCALYPSE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFECTION RESISTANCE; LEARNING; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; SOCIAL MEDIA;

EID: 84880473917     PISSN: 17151635     EISSN: 1913701X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1715163513486864     Document Type: Article

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