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...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[2019]
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Bioethics
Year: 2019, Volume: 33, Issue: 7, Pages: 776-784 |
| RelBib Classification: | NCH Medical ethics ZC Politics in general |
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antibiotic resistance
B antimicrobial resistance B Farms B Public Health Ethics B tragedy of the commons B drug resistance |
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