Biomedical Research, Neglected Diseases, and Well-Ordered Science

Theoria: Revista de Teoría, Historia y Fundamentos de la Ciencia 24 (3):263-282 (2009)
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In this paper we make a proposal for reforming biomedical research that is aimed to align research more closely with the so-called fair-share principle according to which the proportions of global resources assigned to different diseases should agree with the ratios of human suffering associated with those diseases.

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10.1387/theoria.696

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