Journal impact factor: What it is and is not

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 112-113

  Nahata, Milap C ^a,b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; EDITORIAL; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; HUMAN; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; STANDARDS; TRENDS;

HUMANS; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 58549084784     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1L635     Document Type: Editorial

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