Technological performance judged by American patents awarded to South African inventors

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 101, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 221-224

  Pouris, Anastassios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INNOVATION; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; SOCIAL INDICATOR; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 27344439988     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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