Drug donations: What lies beneath

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 580-

  Pinheiro, Cristina P ^a  

^a University of Porto   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG DONATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SOCIAL WELFARE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ALTRUISM; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUGS, ESSENTIAL; ETHICS, INSTITUTIONAL; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; ORGANIZATIONS; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; RELIEF WORK; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 48849103275     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.07.048546     Document Type: Editorial

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