Valuing biodiversity for use in pharmaceutical research

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 163-185

  Simpson, R David ^a   Sedjo, Roger A ^a   Reid, John W ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH;

EID: 0030447014     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/262021     Document Type: Article

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