Resource asymmetries and cumulative advantages: Canadian and US research universities and the field of global health

Higher Education

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 367-385

  Oleksiyenko, Anatoly ^a   Sá, Creso M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Academic organization; Emerging fields; Global health; Interdisciplinary programs

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951205724     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10734-009-9254-5     Document Type: Article

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