Antibiotic resistance as a tragedy of the commons: An ethical argument for a tax on antibiotic use in humans
To the extent that antibiotic resistance (ABR) is accelerated by antibiotic consumption and that it represents a serious public health emergency, it is imperative to drastically reduce antibiotic consumption, particularly in high‐income countries. I present the problem of ABR as an instance of the c...
Main Author: | Giubilini, A |
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Format: | Journal article |
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Wiley
2019
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