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A role in resistance
Author(s) -
Eckford Suzanne
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.f6896
Subject(s) - antibiotic resistance , unit (ring theory) , veterinary medicine , resistance (ecology) , medicine , one health , antibiotics , biology , nursing , psychology , public health , microbiology and biotechnology , ecology , mathematics education
Suzanne Eckford heads the antimicrobial resistance unit at the Veterinary Medicines Directorate. With European Antibiotic Awareness Day being marked on November 18, she explains why her role and her unit are important to the health of people and animals