Netherlands Heart Journal

, Volume 20, Issue 10, pp 385–386 | Cite as

Journal impact factor: holy grail?

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of the Netherlands (ICIN) - Netherlands Heart Institute (NHI)Utrechtthe Netherlands

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