The drug lag : New drug introductions in India in comparison to United States

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 782-787

  Karan, R S ^a   Malhotra, S ^a   Pandhi, Promila ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG APPROVAL; HUMAN; INDIA; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES;

DRUG APPROVAL; HUMANS; INDIA; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036595626     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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