Worshiping false idols: The impact factor dilemma

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 365-367

  Brumback, Roger A ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; EDITORIAL; EMBASE; INTERNET; KNOWLEDGE DISCOVERY; LIBRARY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDLINE; NEUROLOGY; ONLINE SYSTEM; PEDIATRICS; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; SEARCH ENGINE;

FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; JOURNALISM, MEDICAL; NATURAL SCIENCES; PEER REVIEW, RESEARCH;

EID: 41549152080     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073808315170     Document Type: Editorial

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