Health and medical research in Nepal: A bibliometric review

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 492-500

  Simkhada, Padam P ^a   Baral, Yuba R ^b   Van Teijlingen, Edwin R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences   (Nepal)

^c BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bibliometric review; Developing countries; Nepal; Research

Indexed keywords

BIBLIOMETRICS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEPAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

BIBLIOMETRICS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; NEPAL; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 78349257759     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539510371020     Document Type: Review

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