Scientometrics reveals funding priorities in medical research policy

Journal of Informetrics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 240-247

  Vanderelst, Dieter ^a   Speybroeck, Niko ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Burden of disease; Funding; Health impact; Low income; Medical research; Poverty; Priorities; Research policy; Scientometrics

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; RESEARCH;

FUNDING; HEALTH IMPACT; LOW INCOMES; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POVERTY; PRIORITIES; RESEARCH POLICIES; SCIENTOMETRICS;

FINANCE;

EID: 84871428240     PISSN: 17511577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joi.2012.10.004     Document Type: Article

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