A time for action: antimicrobial resistance needs global response
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A time for action: antimicrobial resistance needs global response
Editorials 558 Given the magnitude and severity of the threat of antimicrobial resistance, it is a sign of progress that Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) are now developing national action plans in response to WHO's Global action plan on antimicrobial resistance. 1 To accelerate these efforts, in April 2016 the Wellcome Trust held an interdisci-plinary international summit, ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Bulletin of the World Health Organization
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0042-9686
DOI: 10.2471/blt.16.181743