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?

Affiliations
  • 1School of Medicine, Health Sciences Faculty, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Researcher GERMINA-UIS Group, Bucaramanga, Colombia. sagomezo.182@gmail.com
  • 2Public Health Faculty, Escuela Politécnica Superior de Chimborazo, Riobamba, Ecuador.

Abstract

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MeSH Terms

Bibliometrics*
Efficiency*
Latent Tuberculosis*

Figure

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


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