Profile of the Brazilian scientific production in multiple sclerosis

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1143-1148

  Araujo, C R ^a   Moreira, M A ^a   Lana Peixoto, M A ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Multiple sclerosis; Scientific production

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; EDUCATION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDLINE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; PORTUGAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLISHING; UNIVERSITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 33750017158     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2006000900001     Document Type: Article

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