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The impact of institutional student support on graduation rates in US PhD programmes. / Bolli, Thomas; Agasisti, Tommaso; Johnes, Geraint.
In: Education Economics, Vol. 23, No. 4, 2015, p. 396-418.

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Bolli T, Agasisti T, Johnes G. The impact of institutional student support on graduation rates in US PhD programmes. Education Economics. 2015;23(4):396-418. Epub 2013 Oct 1. doi: 10.1080/09645292.2013.842541

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Bolli, Thomas ; Agasisti, Tommaso ; Johnes, Geraint. / The impact of institutional student support on graduation rates in US PhD programmes. In: Education Economics. 2015 ; Vol. 23, No. 4. pp. 396-418.

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