From bench to bedside: The societal orientation of research leaders: The case of biomedical and health research in the Netherlands

Science and Public Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 285-303

  van der Weijden, Inge ^a   Verbree, Maaike ^b,c   van den Besselaar, Peter ^c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Incentive structures; Research funding; Research groups; Science communication; Science system; Societal output

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE; PRODUCTIVITY; SOCIAL IMPACT; STAKEHOLDER;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 84865550243     PISSN: 03023427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/scipol/scr003     Document Type: Article

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