Conclusions: Promoting biotechnology innovation in developing countries

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 12s, 2004, Pages DC48-DC52

  Thorsteinsdóttir, Halla ^a   Quach, Uyen ^a   Daar, Abdallah S ^b   Singer, Peter A ^a  

^a at the University of Toronto Wagner is also a faculty member of the Canadian Medical Associations' Physician Management Institute   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG INDUSTRY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROMOTION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DRUG INDUSTRY; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; INTERNATIONALITY; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC POLICY; PUBLIC SECTOR;

EID: 14344254391     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: 15461696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nbt1204supp-DC48     Document Type: Article

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