How to select publications on occupational health: The usefulness of Medline and the impact factor

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 706-709

  Gehanno, J F ^a   Thirion, B ^b  

^a Head Office of the Occupational Health Departments of Paris University Hospitals   (France)

^b ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Bibliographic databases; Impact factor; Medline; Occupational health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; INTERNET; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION;

BIBLIOMETRICS; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; MEDLINE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERIODICALS;

EID: 0033832493     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.57.10.706     Document Type: Article

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