Gender, race and Ph.D. completion in natural science and engineering

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 179-188

  Baker, Joe G ^a,b  

^a OAK RIDGE ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0039398131     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-7757(97)00014-9     Document Type: Article

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