Tuberc Respir Dis.  2018 Apr;81(2):163-165. 10.4046/trd.2017.0109.

Bibliometric Analysis of Research Productivity in Latent Tuberculosis: Are We Focusing Our Research Efforts on the Right Areas?

• Gómez Ochoa SA
• Espín Chico BB

• KMID: 2420605
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2017.0109

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Bibliometrics*
Efficiency*
Latent Tuberculosis*

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  Figure 1 Articles regarding latent tuberculosis infection published per year in the period between 1970 and 2017.

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