Bibliometric profile of the global scientific research on methanol poisoning (1902-2012)

Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Zyoud, Sa'Ed H ^a,b   Al Jabi, Samah W ^a   Sweileh, Waleed M ^a   Awang, Rahmat ^b   Waring, W Stephen ^c  

^a AN NAJAH NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

^b SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^c Department of Gastroenterology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bibliometric; Citations; Methanol poisoning; Scopus; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

METHANOL;

ARTICLE; BIBLIOMETRICS; CANADA; CLINICAL RESEARCH; FRANCE; HUMAN; INDIA; METHANOL POISONING; PUBLICATION; SCOPUS; SPAIN; UNITED STATES;

SCOPUS;

EID: 84928778384     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12995-015-0062-9     Document Type: Article

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