International Journal of
Library and Information Science

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Lib. Inf. Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2537
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJLIS
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 246

Full Length Research Paper

Bibliometric analysis of cancer publications in Nigeria during 2008 – 2012

Salisu, Sulaiman Akorede*
  • Salisu, Sulaiman Akorede*
  • Africa Regional Centre for Information, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
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Ojoye, Opeyemi Tawakalit
  • Ojoye, Opeyemi Tawakalit
  • Africa Regional Centre for Information, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 21 January 2015
  •  Accepted: 23 February 2015
  •  Published: 31 March 2015

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