Patent landscape of neglected tropical diseases: an analysis of worldwide patent families

Abstract Background “Neglected Tropical Diseases” (NTDs) affect millions of people in Africa, Asia and South America. The two primary ways of strategic interventions are “preventive chemotherapy and transmission control” (PCT), and “innovative and intensified disease management” (IDM). In the last 5...

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Main Authors: Folahanmi Tomiwa Akinsolu, Vitor Nobre de Paiva, Samuel Santos Souza, Orsolya Varga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:Globalization and Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12992-017-0306-9