Nonscientific factors associated with acceptance for publication in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American Volume)

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2432-2437

  Okike, Kanu ^a   Kocher, Mininder S ^b   Mehlman, Charles T ^c   Heckman, James D ^d   Bhandari, Mohit ^e  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery   (United States)

^e MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFLICT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 55849118391     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.G.01687     Document Type: Article

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