The race for the impact factor

Journal of Sleep Research

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 283-284

  Lavie, Peretz ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SLEEP;

HUMANS; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH; SLEEP;

EID: 69049120528     PISSN: 09621105     EISSN: 13652869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2009.00778.x     Document Type: Editorial

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