Emergency Medicine: Open Access
Open Access
ISSN: 2165-7548
ISSN: 2165-7548
Vered Nir
Israel
Research Article
The Increase in the Number of Publications in the Field of Emergency Medicine: A 9-Year Analysis
Author(s): Nitai Levi, Vered Nir, Francis B Mimouni and AdiKlein-KremerNitai Levi, Vered Nir, Francis B Mimouni and AdiKlein-Kremer
Background: The medical literature is ever-expanding, in terms of yearly number of published articles and in terms of number of medical journals. The current study tested the hypothesis that the number of publications in the field of Emergency Medicine increases over time in a linear fashion, and to verify whether the various types of medical manuscripts, as categorized by PubMed, follow the same pattern during 2003-2011.
Methods: Medline articles registered from 1/1/2003 until 12/31/2011 were incorporated, focusing on the fields of Emergency Medicine. The search was limited to the keywords "Emergency Medicine" or "Resuscitation" in the English language. Recorded were the number of all meta-analyses, clinical trials (CTs), randomized controlled trials (RCTs), editorials, letters to the Editor, practice guidelines, or revi.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2165-7548.1000232