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Testing the fetal origins hypothesis in a developing country : evidence from the 1918 influenza pandemic

Nelson, Richard E. - In: Health economics 19 (2010) 10, pp. 1181-1192

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Testing the Fetal Origins Hypothesis in a developing country: evidence from the 1918 Influenza Pandemic

Nelson, Richard E. - In: Health Economics 19 (2010) 10, pp. 1181-1192

The 1918 Influenza Pandemic is used as a natural experiment to test the Fetal Origins Hypothesis. This hypothesis states that individual health as well as socioeconomic outcomes, such as educational attainment, employment status, and wages, are affected by the health of that individual while in...

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Patent Extension Policy for Paediatric Indications: An Evaluation of the Impact within Three Drug Classes in a State Medicaid Programme

Nelson, Richard E.; McAdam-Marx, Carrie; Evans, Megan L.; … - In: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy 9 (2011) 3, pp. 171-181

Background: The Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act (FDAMA) of 1997, Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act (BPCA) of 2002 and Pediatric Research Equity Act of 2007 provide an extended period of 6 months of marketing exclusivity (i.e. patent extension) to prescription drug...

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