The Health Impact Fund: Enhancing Justice and Efficiency in Global Health

Journal of Human Development and Capabilities

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 537-559

  Pogge, Thomas ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Access; Cost effectiveness; Global health disparities; Innovation; Justice; Medicines; Patents; Pay for performance; Research and development; TRIPS Agreement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869424300     PISSN: 19452829     EISSN: 19452837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19452829.2012.703172     Document Type: Article

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