A time for action: Antimicrobial resistance needs global response

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 558-558A

  Jinks, Tim ^a   Lee, Nancy ^a   Sharland, Mike ^b   Rex, John ^c   Gertler, Nicholas ^d   Diver, Matt ^d   Jones, Ian ^e   Jones, Kiron ^a   Mathewson, Sophie ^a   Chiara, Francesca ^a   Farrar, Jeremy ^a  

^a WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Discovery Sciences   (United States)

^d Galen Atlantica   (United States)

^e Jinja Publishing Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDITORIAL; FOOD INDUSTRY; HAND WASHING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84982854786     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.16.181743     Document Type: Editorial

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