Choosing a scholarly journal during manuscript submission: The way how it rings true for physiatrists

European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 643-647

  Ozcakar L ^a   Franchignoni, F ^b   Kara, M ^c   Munoz Lasa S ^d  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b IRCCS Rehabilitation Institute of Veruno   (Italy)

^c ANKARA PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^d UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Journal article; Physical and re Habilitation medicine; Publishing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLASSIFICATION; DECISION MAKING; DOCUMENTATION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; MALE; MANPOWER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; REVIEW; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ABSTRACTING AND INDEXING AS TOPIC; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DATA COLLECTION; DECISION MAKING; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE; PUBLISHING; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84874294712     PISSN: 19739087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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