Paucity of qualitative research in general medical and health services and policy research journals: Analysis of publication rates

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Gagliardi, Anna R ^a   Dobrow, Mark J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIBLIOMETRICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STATISTICS;

BIBLIOMETRICS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PUBLISHING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 80053924233     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-11-268     Document Type: Article

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