Some Global Policies for Antibiotic Resistance Depend on Legally Binding and Enforceable Commitments

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics

Volumn 43, Issue S3, 2015, Pages 68-73

  Behdinan, Asha ^a,b   Hoffman, Steven J ^b,c,d   Pearcey, Mark ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION;

ANIMALS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION;

EID: 84938581972     PISSN: 10731105     EISSN: 1748720X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jlme.12277     Document Type: Article

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