Library journal use and citation age in medical science

Journal of Documentation

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 543-555

  Tsay, Ming Yueh ^a  

^a TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 0033479566     PISSN: 00220418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000007158     Document Type: Article

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