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Wouter Van De Klippe

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Exploring why global health needs are unmet by research efforts: the potential influences of geography, industry and publication incentives

2020

[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 imbalances persist and inquire about the possible influence of three factors, namely geography, industry and publication incentives.

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Exploring Why Global Health Needs Are Unmet by Public Research Efforts: The Potential Influences of Geography, Industry, and Publication Incentives

2019

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 imbalances persist and inquire about the possible influence of three factors: geography, industry, and publication incentives. Methods We use WHO data on the Global Burden of Disease as a proxy measure of health needs and bibliometric information as a proxy for research efforts. Scientific publications on diseases were collected from MEDLINE using MeSH terms to identify relevant publications. We used Web of …

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Additional file 1 of Exploring why global health needs are unmet by research efforts: the potential influences of geography, industry and publication…

2020

Additional file 1. Detailed methodology.

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Additional file 3 of Exploring why global health needs are unmet by research efforts: the potential influences of geography, industry and publication…

2020

Additional file 3. Correspondence Table ICD-10 – MeSH.

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Additional file 2 of Exploring why global health needs are unmet by research efforts: the potential influences of geography, industry and publication…

2020

Additional file 2. Data used in figures and tables, including supplementary material.

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