The path of least resistance: Paying for antibiotics in non-human uses

Health Policy

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 264-270

  Hollis, Aidan ^a   Ahmed, Ziana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Incentives; User fees

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; DRUG COST; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG USE; FEE; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; ANIMAL; ECONOMICS; LIVESTOCK;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AQUACULTURE; DRUG COSTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HEALTH POLICY; LEGISLATION, DRUG; LIVESTOCK;

EID: 84922549199     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2014.08.013     Document Type: Article

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