Postdocs' perceptions of work environment and career prospects at a US academic institution

Research Evaluation

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 411-415

  Puljak, Livia ^a   Sharif, Wallace D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 77649101995     PISSN: 09582029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/095820209X483064     Document Type: Article

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