The impact factor of rheumatology journals: An analysis of 2008 and the recent 10 years

Rheumatology International

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1611-1615

  Chen, Min ^a,b   Zhao, Ming Hui ^a,b   Kallenberg, Cees G M ^c  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clinical medicine; Impact factor; Journals; Rheumatology

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE; EUROPE; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RHEUMATOLOGY; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SCISEARCH; UNITED STATES;

JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; RHEUMATOLOGY;

EID: 83555160933     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: 1437160X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-010-1541-z     Document Type: Article

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