A bibliometric analysis of scientific production in mesothelioma research

Lung Cancer

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 129-135

  Ugolini, D ^a,b   Neri, Monica ^b   Casilli, Cristina ^a   Ceppi, Marcello ^b   Canessa, Pier Aldo ^c   Ivaldi, Giovanni Paolo ^d   Paganuzzi, Michela ^b   Bonassi, Stefano ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c Ospedale San Bartolomeo   (Italy)

^d VILLA SCASSI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e IRCCS SAN RAFFAELE PISANA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bibliometrics; Biomedical research; Mesothelioma; Publications; Resource allocation

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOSIS; AUSTRALIA; BELGIUM; BIBLIOMETRICS; CANADA; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SURVIVAL; CITATION ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FINLAND; FRANCE; GEOGRAPHY; GERMANY; GREECE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IRELAND; ITALY; JAPAN; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; LUNG TUMOR; LUXEMBOURG; MALIGNANT MESOTHELIOMA; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; NETHERLANDS; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OVARY TUMOR; PERITONEUM TUMOR; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA TUMOR; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SOUTH AFRICA; SPAIN; STANDARDIZATION; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EUROPE; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MESOTHELIOMA; POPULATION; RESEARCH; SERIAL PUBLICATIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957016371     PISSN: 01695002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2010.01.013     Document Type: Review

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