Stuck in the middle: A systematic review of authorship in collaborative health research in Africa, 2014–2016

Bethany Hedt-Gauthier; Herve Momo Jeufack; Nicholas H Neufeld; Atalay Alem; Sara Sauer; Jackline Odhiambo; Yap Boum; Miriam Shuchman; Jimmy Volmink

doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2019-001853

Stuck in the middle

A systematic review of authorship in collaborative health research in Africa, 2014–2016

Datos Bibliográficos

ID	23329973
Autores	Bethany Hedt-Gauthier (0000-0002-9689-5413, Harvard Medical School), Herve Momo Jeufack (Accenture Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada), Nicholas H Neufeld (0000-0002-8046-0212, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada), Atalay Alem (0000-0001-8353-7185, Addis Ababa University), Sara Sauer (0000-0001-6754-4182, Department of Biostatistics, Harvard University T H Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA), Jackline Odhiambo (Partners In Health, Boston, MA, United States), Yap Boum (0000-0002-6823-8539, Epicentre, Medecins Sans Frontieres, Yaoundé, Cameroon), Miriam Shuchman (0000-0001-7432-003X, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada), Jimmy Volmink (0000-0001-9027-3237, Stellenbosch University)
Año	2019
Volumen	4
Número	5
Páginas	e001853
Fecha de publicación	2019-10-01
Peer Reviewed	Sí
Open Access	Sí
Tipo	ARTICLE
Revista	BMJ Global Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revista	ISSN: 2059-7908 • E-ISSN: 2059-7908
Editorial	BMJ (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI	10.1136/bmjgh-2019-001853
Idioma	EN
Citas recibidas	73
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Obras citantes distintas	73
Citas por año	10,43
Intervalo de citas	2019 - 2026 (8)
Velocidad de citación	current
Altamente citado	No
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