The pharmaceutical value of biodiversity reconsidered

Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Economics

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 63-76

  Artuso, Anthony ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; PACLITAXEL;

BIODIVERSITY; DRUG INDUSTRY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOREST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGHER PLANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE;

EID: 0032322806     PISSN: 08966621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J063v09n04_04     Document Type: Review

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