Osteoporosis is a neglected health priority in Arab World: A comparative bibliometric analysis

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Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-7

  Sweileh, Waleed M ^a   Al Jabi, Samah W ^a   Zyoud, Sa'ed H ^a   Sawalha, Ansam F ^a   Ghanim, Mustafa A ^a  

^a AN NAJAH NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

Author keywords

Arab countries; Bibliometric; ISI; Osteoporosis; Web of Science

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925868849     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21931801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2193-1801-3-427     Document Type: Article

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