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Environmental sustainability and the carbon emissions of pharmaceuticals
- Correspondence to Dr Cristina Richie, Philosophy and Ethics of Technology, Technische Universiteit Delft, Delft 2628, The Netherlands; c.s.richie{at}tudelft.nl
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Environmental sustainability and the carbon emissions of pharmaceuticals
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- Received August 25, 2020
- Revised February 9, 2021
- Accepted March 20, 2021
- First published April 14, 2021.
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April 25, 2022
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