Preserving traditional knowledge: Initiatives in India

IFLA Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 294-299

  Chakravarty, Rupak ^a   Mahajan, Preeti ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

India; indigenous knowledge; intellectual property; patents; traditional knowledge; Traditional Knowledge Digital Library; traditional medicinal knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650105620     PISSN: 03400352     EISSN: 17452651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0340035210388246     Document Type: Article

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