Citation indexing and the development of academic journals in tropical medicine

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 310-312

  Smith, Derek R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 46749090084     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762008005000014     Document Type: Note

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