Expert Opinion on Drug Safety
Encyclopedia
Expert Opinion on Drug Safety is a peer-reviewed
medical journal
publishing review articles on all aspects of drug safety
and original papers on the clinical implications of drug treatment safety issues. The journal is edited by Roger McIntyre (University of Toronto
, Toronto, Canada). The journal is indexed in MEDLINE
and according to the 2008 Journal Citation Reports
has an impact factor
of 3.073.
Peer review
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medical journal
Medical journal
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publishing review articles on all aspects of drug safety
Pharmacovigilance
Pharmacovigilance is the pharmacological science relating to the detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of adverse effects, particularly long term and short term side effects of medicines...
and original papers on the clinical implications of drug treatment safety issues. The journal is edited by Roger McIntyre (University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
, Toronto, Canada). The journal is indexed in MEDLINE
MEDLINE
MEDLINE is a bibliographic database of life sciences and biomedical information. It includes bibliographic information for articles from academic journals covering medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and health care...
and according to the 2008 Journal Citation Reports
Journal Citation Reports
Journal Citation Reports is an annual publication by the Healthcare & Science division of Thomson Reuters. It has been integrated with the Web of Knowledge, by Thomson Reuters, and is accessed from the Web of Science to JCR Web. It provides information about academic journals in the sciences and...
has an impact factor
Impact factor
The impact factor, often abbreviated IF, is a measure reflecting the average number of citations to articles published in science and social science journals. It is frequently used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field, with journals with higher impact factors deemed...
of 3.073.