Arab nations lagging behind other Middle Eastern countries in biomedical research: a comparative study
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- 17 April 2009
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- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Medical Research Methodology
- Vol. 9 (1) , 26
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2288-9-26
Abstract
Analysis of biomedical research and publications in a country or group of countries is used to monitor research progress and trends. This study aims to assess the performance of biomedical research in the Arab world during 2001–2005 and to compare it with other Middle Eastern non-Arab countries.Keywords
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