Impact factor and its role in academic promotion

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 103, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1399-

  Virchow, J Christian ^a  

^a ROSTOCK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SCIENTIST; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 70349123456     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2009.06.009     Document Type: Editorial

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