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Intellectual property organizations and pharmaceutical patents in Africa

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This article builds on a previous study which found low numbers of patent applications for HIV antiretroviral drugs in African countries. A high level of variation was noted across individual countries, and consequently, the present study has sought to account for sources of the variation through statistical analyses. First, a correlation between the number of patents and HIV infection rate was observed (r=0.448, p

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  • Deiss, Robert, 2007. "Intellectual property organizations and pharmaceutical patents in Africa," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 64(2), pages 287-291, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:64:y:2007:i:2:p:287-291
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    2. Jean O. Lanjouw, 2005. "Patents, Price Controls and Access to New Drugs: How Policy Affects Global Market Entry," Working Papers 61, Center for Global Development.
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