Dengue fever: A bibliometric analysis of India's contributions to the research literature of this dangerous tropical disease

Science and Technology Libraries

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 289-301

  Bhardwaj, Raj Kumar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

bibliometrics; dengue; dengue fever; Indian medical research; Indian scientific research; tropical diseases

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION SCIENCE; TECHNOLOGY;

BIBLIOMETRICS; DENGUE; DENGUE FEVERS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHES; TROPICAL DISEASE;

TROPICS;

EID: 84906782643     PISSN: 0194262X     EISSN: 15411109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0194262X.2014.943117     Document Type: Article

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