Antibiotics overuse in animal agriculture: A call to action for health care providers

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 105, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 2409-2410

  Martin, Michael J ^a   Thottathil, Sapna E ^b   Newman, Thomas B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b A Program of the Tides Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL FOOD SERVICE; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MEAT; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FOOD SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MEAT;

EID: 84946735340     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302870     Document Type: Editorial

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