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Lotka's law and the pattern of scientific productivity in the dental science literature

M. Kawamura, C. D. L. Thomas, Y. Kawaguchi, H. Sasahara Hiroshima University School of Dentistry, Japan; School of Dental Science, The University of Melbourne, Australia; Faculty of Dentistry, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan
Pages 309-315 | Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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