The 5/95 gap in the indexation of psychiatric journals of low- and middle-income countries

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 152-156

  Mari, J J ^a,b   Patel, V ^c,d   Kieling, C ^e   Razzouk, D ^a   Tyrer, P ^f   Herrman, H ^g  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Sangath Centre   (India)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^e HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^f IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dissemination; Indexed psychiatric journals; Low and middle income countries; Psychiatric research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ABSTRACTING AND INDEXING AS TOPIC; AFRICA; ASIA; HUMANS; PSYCHIATRY; PUBLISHING; RESEARCH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 73549119263     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2009.01476.x     Document Type: Article

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