Neglected disease research and development: How much are we really spending?

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 0137-0146

  Moran, Mary ^a   Guzman, Javier ^a   Ropars, Anne Laure ^a   McDonald, Alina ^a   Jameson, Nicole ^a   Omune, Brenda ^a   Ryan, Sam ^a   Wu, Lindsey ^a  

^a GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS VACCINE;

AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALARIA; MEDICAL RESEARCH; REVIEW; TROPICAL DISEASE; TUBERCULOSIS; ARTICLE; DISEASES; ECONOMICS; HEALTH; HUMAN;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DISEASE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 61449194131     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000030     Document Type: Review

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