Bibliometrics, impact factors and manual therapy: Balancing the science and the art

Manual Therapy

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 456-459

  Smith, Derek R ^a   Rivett, Darren A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bibliometrics; Impact factors; Manual therapy; Physiotherapy; Publishing; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ART; ARTICLE; BIBLIOMETRICS; CITATION ANALYSIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MASS COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SOCIOLOGY;

BIBLIOMETRICS; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL MANIPULATIONS; RESEARCH;

EID: 67349096098     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2008.11.004     Document Type: Article

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