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UNINA9910459481103321 |
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Titolo |
Battling resistance to antibiotics and pesticides : an economic approach / / edited by Ramanan Laxminarayan |
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Washington, D.C. : , : Resources for the Future, , 2003 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-68690-1 |
9786613663849 |
1-136-52431-2 |
1-936331-55-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (399 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Drug resistance in microorganisms |
Pesticide resistance |
Pesticide resistance - Economic aspects |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. Issues of optimal management of resistance -- pt. 2. The impact of resistance -- pt. 3. The behavior of firms. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The increasing resistance of bacteria to antibiotics, and pests to pesticides, threatens to undo some of the most remarkable advances made in public health and agriculture during the past century. Though the potential consequences of increased antibiotic and pesticide resistance are far reaching, regulatory efforts to address the problem are at a very early stage. Battling Resistance to Antibiotics and Pesticides moves such discussions forward by presenting cutting edge research and the first comprehensive application of economic tools to analyze how antibiotics and pesticides should be used t |
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