Political influence behind the veil of peer review: An analysis of public biomedical research funding in the United States

Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 665-690

  Hegde, Deepak ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 75649131482     PISSN: 00222186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/605565     Document Type: Article

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