Studying the brain drain: Can bibliometric methods help?

Scientometrics

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 215-237

  Laudel, Grit ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 4243182531     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024137718393     Document Type: Conference Paper

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