Bibliometric analysis of nutrition and dietetics research activity in Arab countries using ISI Web of Science database

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

  Sweileh, Waleed M ^a   Al Jabi, Samah W ^a   Sawalha, Ansam F ^a   Zyoud, Sa’ed H ^a  

^a AN NAJAH NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

Author keywords

Arab world; Bibliometric analysis; Dietetics; ISI; Nutrition; Web of Science

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925876795     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21931801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2193-1801-3-718     Document Type: Article

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