Life sciences and regional innovation: One path or many?

European Planning Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 235-261

  Gertler, Meric S ^a   Vinodrai, Tara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; INNOVATION; LABOR MARKET; LIFE SCIENCE; OCCUPATION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 59449088820     PISSN: 09654313     EISSN: 14695944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09654310802553514     Document Type: Article

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