Bibliometrics: Its Theoretical Foundations, Methods and Applications

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Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1981, Pages 294-315

  Lawani, S M ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

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EID: 0003137033     PISSN: 00242667     EISSN: 18658423     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/libr.1981.31.1.294     Document Type: Article

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