Technology development through pooling ARV drug patents: A vision from China

Open AIDS Journal

Volumn 4, Issue , 2010, Pages 54-59

  Liu, Li ^a   Lu, Hongzhou ^a,b  

^a SHANGHAI PUBLIC HEALTH CLINICAL CENTER   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; GENERIC DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHINA; DRUG COST; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG MARKETING; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; PATENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURCHASING; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 77953366851     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18746136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874613601004020054     Document Type: Article

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