A Cox regression analysis of a women's mentoring program in engineering

Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 143-165

  Marszalek, Jacob ^a   Linnemeyer, Susan A ^b   Haque, Tabassum ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 70450213762     PISSN: 10728325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.v15.i2.30     Document Type: Article

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