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. 2018 Sep 10;8(9):e022131.
doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022131.

Economic returns to medical research funding

Jonathan Grant  1 , Martin J Buxton  2
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Economic returns to medical research funding

Jonathan Grant et al. BMJ Open. .

Abstract

Following the publication of the final paper in a planned series of four studies estimating the economic returns from biomedical and health research, we reflect on what we have learnt from these types of assessment.

Keywords: cardiology; health economics; musculoskeletal disease; oncology; science policy.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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Conceptual approach to assessing the economic returns of medical research funding. CVD, cardiovascular disease; MSD, musculoskeletal disease; NHS, National Health Service; QALY, quality-adjusted life year.
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