Exploring why global health needs are unmet by research efforts: the potential influences of geography, industry and publication incentives
Abstract Background It has been well established that research is not addressing health needs in a balanced way — much more research is conducted on diseases with more burden in high-income countries than on those with more burden in lower-income countries. In this study, we explore whether these im...
Main Authors: | Alfredo Yegros-Yegros, Wouter van de Klippe, Maria Francisca Abad-Garcia, Ismael Rafols |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-05-01
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Series: | Health Research Policy and Systems |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12961-020-00560-6 |
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