Antimicrobial resistance in developing countries
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Antimicrobial resistance in developing countries.
In 1990, an estimated 78% of the world's total population lived in the developing world. Of the 39.5 million deaths in the developing world, 9.2 million were estimated to have been caused by infectious and parasitic diseases. 98% of child mortality occurs in the developing world, due mainly to infections. Based upon information gathered through searches of the Medline and Bath Information an...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.317.7159.647