Extending the cure
Subtitle: policy responses to the growing threat of antibiotic resistance
By: by Ramanan Laxminarayan and Anup Malani ; with David Howard and David L. Smith.
Contributors: Malani, Anup.
Publisher: Resources for the Future
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 175
ISBN-13: 9781933115573
Subjects: Drug resistance in microorganisms -- United States; Drug resistance in microorganisms -- Government policy -- United States; Drug Resistance, Bacterial -- United States; Anti-Bacterial Agents -- United States; Drug Utilization -- United States; Health Policy -- United States
Other titles: Policy responses to the growing threat of antibiotic resistance
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Antibiotic resistance: the unfolding crisis / Ramanan Laxminarayan; title: The epidemiology of antibiotic resistance: policy levers / David Smith; title: Patient and physician demand for antibiotics / David Howard; title: The role of health care facilities / Ramanan Laxminarayan; title: The role of federal government / Ramanan Laxminarayan; title: The role of health insurance / Anup Malani; title: Supply-side strategies for tackling resistance / Anup Malani; title: Next steps / Ramanan Laxminarayan.