Locating science in society across europe: Clusters and consequences

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Locating science in society across europe : Clusters and consequences. / Mejlgaard, Niels; Bloch, Carter; Degn, Lise; Nielsen, Mathias W.; Ravn, Tine.

In: Science and Public Policy, Vol. 39, No. 6, 01.12.2012, p. 741-750.

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Mejlgaard, N, Bloch, C, Degn, L, Nielsen, MW & Ravn, T 2012, 'Locating science in society across europe: Clusters and consequences', Science and Public Policy, vol. 39, no. 6, pp. 741-750. https://doi.org/10.1093/scipol/scs092

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Mejlgaard, N., Bloch, C., Degn, L., Nielsen, M. W., & Ravn, T. (2012). Locating science in society across europe: Clusters and consequences. Science and Public Policy, 39(6), 741-750. https://doi.org/10.1093/scipol/scs092

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Mejlgaard N, Bloch C, Degn L, Nielsen MW, Ravn T. Locating science in society across europe: Clusters and consequences. Science and Public Policy. 2012 Dec 1;39(6):741-750. https://doi.org/10.1093/scipol/scs092

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Mejlgaard, Niels ; Bloch, Carter ; Degn, Lise ; Nielsen, Mathias W. ; Ravn, Tine. / Locating science in society across europe : Clusters and consequences. In: Science and Public Policy. 2012 ; Vol. 39, No. 6. pp. 741-750.

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