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 re-search more closely with the so-called fair-share principle according to which the proportions of global resources as-signed to different diseases should agree with the ratios of human suffering associated with those diseases

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