Impact factor wars: Episode V - The empire strikes back

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 260-262

  Brumback, Roger A ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CAREER; EDITORIAL; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEUROLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; VALIDITY;

JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; PUBLISHING;

EID: 62149089118     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073808331366     Document Type: Editorial

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