Regarding a case report: Rare diseases and bibliometric impact factor

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 916-917

  Ruano Ravina, Alberto ^a,b   Pérez Ríos, Mónica ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIBLIOMETRIC IMPACT FACTOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; LETTER; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOSIS; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE;

EDITORIAL POLICIES; HUMANS; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; RARE DISEASES;

EID: 84862842664     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2012.02.015     Document Type: Letter

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