Occupational therapy and the journal citation reports: 10-year performance trajectories

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 105-112

  Holguin, Jess Anthony ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ST JUDE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bibliometrics; Occupational therapy; Peer review; Periodicals; Research

Indexed keywords

EID: 58649110787     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.63.1.105     Document Type: Article

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