The scale and scope of process R&D in the Irish pharmaceutical industry

Irish Geography

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 35-58

  van Egeraat, Chris ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Ireland; Pharmaceutical industry; Process R D; Transnational corporations

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; DRUG; GLOBALIZATION; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; MANUFACTURING; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

IRELAND;

EID: 77952571839     PISSN: 00750778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00750770903407625     Document Type: Article

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