The ups and downs of peer review: Making funding choices for science

Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 427-440

  Foltz, Franz A ^a,b  

^a ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0012468868     PISSN: 02704676     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/027046760002000601     Document Type: Article

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