Ethical, legal and social implications of rare diseases and orphan drugs in Europe: meeting report of a Brocher symposium.

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Published in Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res on October 01, 2013

Authors

Eline Picavet1, David Cassiman, Wim Pinxten, Steven Simoens

Author Affiliations

1: KU Leuven Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, Herestraat 49, PO Box 521, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.

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