The world health organization global action plan for antimicrobial resistance

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 325-

  Mendelson, Marc ^a   Matsoso, Malebona Precious ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; COMMUNITY CARE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; SOUTH AFRICA; VACCINATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TRENDS;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84929995918     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.9644     Document Type: Editorial

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