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Who has a drug lag?
Author(s) -
Parker John
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
managerial and decision economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.288
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1099-1468
pISSN - 0143-6570
DOI - 10.1002/mde.4090100407
Subject(s) - lag , time lag , lag time , sample (material) , arrival time , population , demographic economics , demography , economics , econometrics , geography , computer science , engineering , biology , sociology , transport engineering , computer network , chemistry , chromatography , biological system
Arrival time lags in twelve countries have been compared and the following conclusions drawn. Compared with the other countries in the sample population the USA does not have a drug lag. Alternative candidates are Australia, Norway and Japan. There are indications that arrival time lags decline over time. Recently introduced drugs probably now spread more quickly to destination countries.