Impact of the World Trade Organization TRIPS Agreement on the pharmaceutical industry in Thailand

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 461-470

  Supakankunti, Siripen ^a   Janjaroen, Wattana S ^a   Tangphao, Oranee ^a   Ratanawijitrasin, Sauwakon ^a   Kraipornsak, Paitoon ^a   Pradithavanij, Pirus ^b  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Air Force Base 53 Hospital   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Commerce; Drug costs; Drug industry; Legislation, Drug; Patents; Thailand (source: MeSH); Treaties

Indexed keywords

NEW DRUG;

DRUG PRESCRIBING; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY; WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION;

ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DRUG COST; DRUG INDUSTRY; LAW; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATENT; STANDARD; THAILAND; TRADE UNION;

COMMERCE; DRUG COSTS; DRUG INDUSTRY; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PATENTS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; THAILAND;

THAILAND;

EID: 0035020275     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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