Zhong Yi Xue Ye Bing Xue (Theory of Chinese Medical Hematology), Sun Wei-zheng, ed., National Chinese Medicine Science and Technology Publishing House, Beijing, 2000. Dr. Sun's book represents the first comprehensive Chinese hematology book available in China. This does not mean, however, that treatment manuals of hematological diseases did not exist previously. The main source upon which most ...

We are proud to introduce Annals of Surgical Innovation and Research [1], a new forum for cutting-edge findings and innovations in all surgical specialties. This journal is entirely open access, peer-reviewed and online. We are interested in articles from all areas of surgery, minimal invasive techniques and endoscopy, and related bioengineering. We want to promote the exchange of ideas, concep...

OBJECTIVE To carry out a bibliometric analysis of the Farmacia Hospitalaria journal from 2001 to 2006. METHOD A retrospective analysis of all of the articles published in Farmacia Hospitalaria from 2001-2006 was performed and the main bibliometric indicators for production, circulation, distribution and sales were calculated. RESULTS 416 articles by 1,515 authors were analysed. Original art...

J Rehabil Med 41 © 2009 The Authors. doi: 10.2340/16501977-0348 Journal Compilation © 2009 Foundation of Rehabilitation Information. ISSN 1650-1977 Sir, Scientific conferences are instrumental in the development of scientific fields. Conferences bring scientists together and foster the exchange of ideas as well as the formation of a common identity. For a scientific field, continuous research i...

ational and international medical congresses are an integral part of continuous professional development for health scientists and clinicians. Two publications, however, have raised considerable concern about their value or whether they aremerely “a profitmaking enterprise.”Medical congresses are becoming larger, more luxurious, and expensive, and, as a result, their cost-benefit ratiomay be de...