What Weight Does Impact Factor Carry?

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 108, Issue 10, 2008, Pages

  Aase, Sara ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIBLIOMETRICS; DIETETICS; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PEER REVIEW; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

BIBLIOMETRICS; DIETETICS; EDITORIAL POLICIES; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PEER REVIEW, RESEARCH; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PUBLISHING;

EID: 52149105842     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2008.08.005     Document Type: Article

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