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Review
. 2006 Sep;3(9):e381.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030381.

Regenerative medicine and the developing world

Heather L Greenwood  1 , Peter A Singer, Gregory P Downey, Douglas K Martin, Halla Thorsteinsdóttir, Abdallah S Daar
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Review

Regenerative medicine and the developing world

Heather L Greenwood et al. PLoS Med. 2006 Sep.

Abstract

This is the first study to systematically identify and prioritize which applications of regenerative medicine are the most promising for improving health in developing countries.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1. Countries Represented on the Expert Panel potentially provide more affordable treatments than corneal grafts and could address current shortages of donor material.
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Figure 2. Top Ten Regenerative Medicine Applications for Improving Health in Developing Countries aThe maximum total score an application could receive was 440.
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