The academic birth rate. Production and reproduction of the research work force, and its effect on innovation and research misconduct

EMBO Reports

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 758-762

  Martinson, Brian C ^a  

^a HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

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ARTICLE; COMPETITION; INVESTMENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79961030706     PISSN: 1469221X     EISSN: 14693178     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/embor.2011.142     Document Type: Article

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