Knowledge commons or economic engine - What's a university for?

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 249-250

  Williams Jones, Bryn ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; ECONOMICS; EDITORIAL; ETHICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN RIGHTS; INDUSTRY; LEARNING; PATENT; RESEARCH; SOCIAL WELFARE; TEACHING; TRAINING; UNIVERSITY;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

COMMERCE; EDUCATION; INDUSTRY; PATENTS; RESEARCH; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 18844408610     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2005.012278     Document Type: Editorial

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