MRSA: A density-equalizing mapping analysis of the global research architecture

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 10215-10225

  Addicks, Johann P ^a   Uibel, Stefanie ^b   Jensen, Anna Maria ^a   Bundschuh, Matthias ^b   Klingelhoefer, Doris ^b   Groneberg, David A ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Density equalizing mapping; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MRSA; Public health; Scientometrics

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MAPPING; PATHOGEN; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; CITATION ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DENSITY EQUALIZING MAPPING; FRANCE; GEOGRAPHIC MAPPING; JAPAN; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEW ZEALAND; PORTUGAL; PUBLICATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCIENTOMETRIC ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; BIBLIOMETRICS; HEALTH; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

DENMARK; FRANCE; NEW ZEALAND; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BIBLIOMETRICS; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 84908318253     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph111010215     Document Type: Article

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