The role of foreign worker scientists in the US biotechnology industry: Recent surveys show that US biotechnology companies are recruiting the majority of skilled foreign workers out of US universities

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 955-956

  Sevier, E Dale ^a   Dahms, A Stephen ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; EMPLOYMENT; FOREIGN WORKER; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; INDUSTRY; LEGAL ASPECT; MANPOWER; MIGRATION; PUBLIC RELATIONS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; EMPLOYMENT; FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL; HEALTH MANPOWER; INDUSTRY; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 0036725666     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: 15461696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nbt0902-955     Document Type: Article

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