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Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 302-310

The roles of patents and research and development incentives in biopharmaceutical innovation

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ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ORPHAN DRUG;

EID: 84922750295     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2014.1047     Document Type: Article
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