Success at publishing in biomedical journals: Hints from a journal editor

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 370-378

  Brumback, Roger A ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCUMENTATION; EDITOR; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING;

AUTHORSHIP; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; PEER REVIEW, RESEARCH; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PUBLISHING; PUBMED;

EID: 62149145099     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073808331089     Document Type: Article

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