Enhancing the quality and visibility of African Medical and Health Journals

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 116, Issue 12, 2008, Pages

  Goehl, Thomas J ^a   Flanagin, Annette ^b  

^a African Journal Partnership Program   (United States)

^b African Journal Partnership Program   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; EDITORIAL; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD;

AFRICA; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; JOURNALISM, MEDICAL; PUBLISHING;

EID: 58149340658     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.12265     Document Type: Editorial

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