Discussion: Value of citation numbers and impact factors for analysis of plastic surgery research

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 120, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2092-2094

  Chung, Kevin C ^a,b  

^a 2130 Taubman Center ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITATION ANALYSIS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NOTE; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 37349076215     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000296048.38574.13     Document Type: Note

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