Infectious disease research investments follow colonial ties: Questionable ethics

International Health

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 74-76

  Fitchett, Joseph R ^a   Head, Michael G ^b   Atun, Rifat ^c,d  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Commonwealth; Health financing; Infectious disease; Public health policy; Research and development; Research investments

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FUNDING; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INVESTMENT; MALARIA; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPICAL DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMMONWEALTH; HEALTH FINANCING; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH INVESTMENTS;

ACADEMIES AND INSTITUTES; COLONIALISM; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FINANCING, ORGANIZED; GREAT BRITAIN; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INVESTMENTS; MALARIA; NEGLECTED DISEASES; RESEARCH;

EID: 84896888555     PISSN: 18763413     EISSN: 18763405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/iht036     Document Type: Article

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