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ARENCIBIA JORGE, Ricardo; LEYVA RODRIGUEZ, Yadira; COLLYMORE RODRIGUEZ, Andrea  y  ARAUJO RUIZ, Juan A.. Scientific production on the therapeutic applications of ozone at the Web of Science. ACIMED [online]. 2006, vol.14, n.1, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1024-9435.

One of the most remarkable discoveries during the last years in the field of   Alternative Medicine is the use of   Ozone as therapeutic agent. Nevertheless, in spite of the increasingly extended practice of Ozone therapy in the world, contradictory aspects about their acceptance as a therapeutic technique still exist, and some mass media have asserted that there is no scientific evidence that supports their supposed advantages. The current work is a bibliometric study of the Web of Science, aimed at identifying and analysing the scientific production on therapeutic applications of Ozone. A total of 117 articles were retrieved. The authors' association index; the most productive authors, journals and countries; the most cited articles; the international cooperation networks; the most benefited specialties; and the most ozone-treated illnesses were identified. Despite the scanty scientific production on the ozone therapeutic applications gathered in the Web of Science, an exponential growth of the articles during the last decade was observed, as well as a wide range of pathologies that registered their positive effects, which confirmed the existence of a scientifically valid evidence that supports its use as a therapeutic technique in the clinical practice.

Palabras clave : Bibliometrics; ozone therapy; bibliometric indicators.