Impact of GDP, spending on R&D, number of universities and scientific journals on research publications in pharmacological sciences in Middle East

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 20, 2013, Pages 2697-2705

  Meo, S A ^a   Usmani, A M ^a   Vohra, M S ^a   Bukhari, I A ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Evaluation of science; Middle east; Pharmaceutics; Pharmacological science; Research papers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAHRAIN; EGYPT; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; IRAN; IRAQ; ISRAEL; JORDAN; KUWAIT; LEBANON; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MIDDLE EAST; OMAN; PALESTINE; PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCE; PUBLICATION; QATAR; SAUDI ARABIA; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; UNIVERSITY; YEMEN;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; MIDDLE EAST; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PHARMACOLOGY; RESEARCH; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84891807839     PISSN: 11283602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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