Science metrics systems in biomedical sciences: Current trends

  • Enver Zerem • Department of Medical Sciences, The Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bistrik 7, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina; • Department of Internal Medicine, Cantonal Hospital “Dr. Safet Mujić”, 88000 Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina;
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5937/scriptamed50-21195

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Published
2019/07/02
Issue
Vol. 50 No. 1 (2019)
Section
Editorial
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