Antibiotic resistance and the golden age of microbiology

Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 65-67

  Davies, Julian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; MICROBIOLOGY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 84900862654     PISSN: 03009734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03009734.2014.898718     Document Type: Editorial

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