Spread the word about the journal in 2013: From citation manipulation to invalidation of patient-reported outcomes measures to renaming the clara cell to new journal features

Chest

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-4

  Irwin, Richard S ^a   Augustyn, Nicki ^a   French, Cynthia T ^a   Rice, Jean ^a   Tedeschi, Victoria ^a   Welch, Stephen J ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLARA CELL PROTEIN; CLUB CELL SECRETORY PROTEIN (CLARA); UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CITATION ANALYSIS; CITATION MANIPULATION; CLARA CELL; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLUB CELL (CLARA); EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; RESEARCH ETHICS; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT; SELF REPORT; STANDARD; VALIDATION PROCESS; VALIDITY;

EID: 84871996175     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.12-2762     Document Type: Editorial

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