Bibliometric analysis of public health research in africa: The overall trend and regional comparisons

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 107, Issue 5-6, 2011, Pages

  Chuang, Kun Yang ^a   Chuang, Ying Chih ^a   Ho, Meng ^a   Ho, Yuh Shan ^b,c  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA ACQUISITION; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH SURVEY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY; REGIONAL PATTERN; RESEARCH WORK; TREND ANALYSIS; WORLD WIDE WEB;

AFRICA;

EID: 79956136770     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: 19967489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/sajs.v107i5/6.309     Document Type: Article

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