title: Impact factor: is it an essential tool to assess a medical journal?
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Postgraduate Medical Institute, Lahore. fnhussain@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Faisal Nazeer
authors.initials: FN
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.forename: Amina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Husnain
mesh_terms: D015706:Bibliometrics; D035843:Biomedical Research; D006801:Humans; D010154:Pakistan; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D011786:Quality Control