Andrés Acevedo Melo

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In Cancer Epidemiology, which indicator should be more suitable as estimator of burden of disease?

Dear RG community: I am currently working on an ecological study in order to analyze disease burden from cancer in my country. I am looking for the most suitable indicator of disease burden....

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Is there any valid indicator/index of research productivity per research groups in a given country?

For example, considering number of publications if a given topic per number of research groups in that field, it would be a valid indicator of productivity.

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Is there any training available in bibliometric methods and tools?

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Is there any classification for biomedical journals based on impact factors?

We are all aware of the advantages and disadvantages of rating biomedical literature based solely on Journal Impact Factors. However, this is one of the widest used systems for rating quality of...

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Quantification of quality of submitted abstracts in biomedical congresses

Are there any standard guidelines or statements for evaluating quality of abstracts in order for scientific committees to select type of presentation (i.e plenary session, oral session, poster or...

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How would a molecular study be best classified under the epidemiology study type schema?

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