Ten Years of Inaction on Antimicrobial Resistance: An Environmental Scan of Policies in Canada from 2008 to 2018
Open Access
- 29 May 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Longwoods Publishing in Healthcare Policy
- Vol. 15 (4) , 48-62
Abstract
The authors conducted an environmental scan to identify policies to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Canada between 2008 and 2018. Their findings suggest that Canadian AMR efforts have been disjointed and are inadequate to meet Canada’s AMR goals.Keywords
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