Tanzania's policy on biodiversity prospecting and drug discovery programs

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 51, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 221-228

  Mahunnah, R L A ^a   Mshigeni, K E ^b  

^a MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Drug discovery; Intellectual property rights; Policy; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LAW; MEDICINAL PLANT; PATENT; POLICY; TANZANIA;

EID: 0029949198     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-8741(95)01365-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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