Why does the United States need a national center for new cures

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 882-884

  Licinio, J ^a   Wong, M L ^a  

^a Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

DEPRESSION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG MANUFACTURE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVANCING TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; HUMANS; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); RESEARCH SUPPORT AS TOPIC; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052076631     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: 14765578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/mp.2011.103     Document Type: Review

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