Impact factor: Is it an essential tool to assess a medical journal?

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 382-383

  Hussain, Faisal Nazeer ^a   Husnain, Amina ^b  

^a Postgraduate Medical Institute   (Pakistan)

^b ALLAMA IQBAL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PAKISTAN; PEER REVIEW; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL;

BIBLIOMETRICS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; HUMANS; PAKISTAN; PERIODICALS; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 34548259145     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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