Extending the cure : policy responses to the growing threat of antibiotic resistance / Ramanan Laxminarayan and Anup Malani ; with David Howard and David L. Smith.

Washington, DC : Resources for the Future, [2007], ©2007.

xiii, 175 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Includes bibliographical references.

Antibiotic resistance : the unfolding crisis / Ramanan Laxminarayan -- The epidemiology of antibiotic resistance : policy levers / David L. Smith -- Patient and physician demand for antibiotics / David Howard -- The role of health care facilities / Ramanan Laxminarayan -- The role of the federal government / Ramanan Laxminarayan -- The role of health insurance / Anup Malani -- Supply-side strategies for tackling resistance / Anup Malani -- Next steps / Ramanan Laxminarayan.