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Implications of changes in the impact factors of psychiatric journals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 May 2011

Peter Tyrer
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, Imperial College, St Dunstan's Road, London W6 8RP (United Kingdom). Fax: +44-207-386-1216 E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

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