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. 2022 Mar;29(2):119.
doi: 10.1136/ejhpharm-2021-002762.

Antimicrobial resistance in Nigeria: challenges and charting the way forward

Chinonyerem O Iheanacho  1 , Uchenna I H Eze  2
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Antimicrobial resistance in Nigeria: challenges and charting the way forward

Chinonyerem O Iheanacho et al. Eur J Hosp Pharm. 2022 Mar.
No abstract available

Keywords: communicable diseases; drug misuse; drug monitoring; public health; tropical medicine.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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