Radiography
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 21-25 , February 2010

Self-citation rates among medical imaging journals and a possible association with impact factor

  • Timothy P. Kurmis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 881771213.
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  • Andrew P. Kurmis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia

Received 16 July 2009 ,Accepted 3 October 2009.

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PII: S1078-8174(09)00097-2

doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2009.10.003

Radiography
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 21-25 , February 2010

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