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The aging of the literature of biomedical sciences in developed and developing countries

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The analysis of the references contained in documents published by developed and underdeveloped countries indicate that developed and underdeveloped countries age the literature of “international” areas of science in a similar pattern; underdeveloped countries age the literature reflecting “local” problems slower than developed countries age the same literature, and the communication patterns among Regions follow a center-periphery model.

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  1. Brasilian Institute for Information in Science and Technology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro-IBICT/ECO/UFRJ, Av. Pasteur 250 fundos; Urca, 22290, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, (Brasil)

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Based on doctoral thesis approved by College of Information Studies, Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA, 1983. Advisors: Dr. Belver C.Griffith and Dr. M. CarlDrott.

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Christovão, H.T. The aging of the literature of biomedical sciences in developed and developing countries. Scientometrics 7, 411–430 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02017158

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