Journal impact factor and its importance for AFP

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 770-773

  Van Driel, Miake L ^a,b   Magin, Parker J ^c   Del Mar, Chris B ^a  

^a BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; PUBLICATION; REPRODUCIBILITY;

AUSTRALIA; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 49749110906     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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