High-impact medical journals and peace: A history of involvement

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 341-355

  Bloom, Joshua D ^b   Sambunjak, Dario ^a   Sondorp, Egbert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Medical journals; Peace through health; War and conflict

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIBLIOMETRICS; HUMAN; POLITICS; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; STATISTICS; VIOLENCE; WAR;

BIBLIOMETRICS; HUMANS; JOURNALISM, MEDICAL; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; POLITICS; VIOLENCE; WAR;

EID: 34548319347     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: 1745655X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jphp.3200145     Document Type: Article

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