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Medical and health sciences (for R&D data)

Definition

Medical and health sciences include: basic medicine; clinical medicine; health sciences; health biotechnology; and other medical sciences.

Data source

R&D surveys.

Source definition

OECD (2007), Revised Fields of Science and Technology (FoS) Classification in the Frascati Manual.

Purpose

To break down R&D expenditure and personnel by fields of science.