Evidence based pharmaceutical policy research: Is it all talk or does it contribute to improving health in developing countries?

Southern Med Review

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-

  Babar, Zaheer Ud Din ^a   Scahill, Shane Lindsay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG USE; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; RELIABILITY;

EID: 77952786506     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11742704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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