Innovation by patients with rare diseases and chronic needs

We provide the first empirical exploration of disease-related innovation by patients and their caregivers. Our aims were to explore to what degree do patients develop innovative solutions; how many of these are unique developments; and do these solutions have positive perceived impact on the patient...

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Main Authors: Oliveira, Pedro (Author), Zejnilovic, Leid (Author), Canhao, Helena (Author), von Hippel, Eric A. (Contributor)
Other Authors: Sloan School of Management (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central, 2015-06-29T17:13:14Z.
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