The "impact factor" as a criterion for the quality of scientific production is a relative, not absolute, measure.
Linardi
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PM
Departamento de Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.
Coelho
P M
PM
Costa
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HM
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