Uniform resource locator decay in dermatology journals: Author attitudes and preservation practices

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 142, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1147-1152

  Wren, Jonathan D ^a   Johnson, Kathryn R ^b   Crockett, David M ^c   Heilig, Lauren F ^b   Schilling, Lisa M ^b   Dellavalle, Robert P ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; INTERNET; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION;

AUTHORSHIP; DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; DERMATOLOGY; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; PERIODICALS; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748804161     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 0003987X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.142.9.1147     Document Type: Article

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