Genomics knowledge and equity: a global public goods perspective of the patent system.

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Published in Bull World Health Organ on May 01, 2004

Authors

Richard D Smith1, Halla Thorsteinsdóttir, Abdallah S Daar, E Richard Gold, Peter A Singers

Author Affiliations

1: Reader in Health Economics, Health Economics and Ethics Group, School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, England. Richard.Smith@uea.ac.uk

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