Patents, Drug Delivery and Public Health Protection: Health Risk Management for Nanopharmaceuticals
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of technology management & innovation
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0718-2724
DOI: 10.4067/s0718-27242013000200009