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. 1998 Apr-Jun;4(2):169–177. doi: 10.3201/eid0402.980204

Legal issues associated with antimicrobial drug resistance.

D P Fidler 1
PMCID: PMC2640150  PMID: 9621187

Abstract

An effective public health strategy against the development of antimicrobial drug resistance needs to be informed by legal as well as scientific analysis. This article describes some legal issues arising from current efforts against antimicrobial resistance and underscores the interdependence between law and public health in these efforts.

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