The intent, therefore, is to provide a metric for the number of times an article is cited, on average, in the first 1 to 2 years after it appears. However, close scrutiny of the formula reveals that the factor might be artificially inflated in journals that routinely publish abstracts. Citations to abstracts are counted in the numerator, but not in the denominator. Our journal has not published...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To address inconsistencies in the definition and operationalization of symptom distress by synthesizing the literature on cancer-related symptom distress in adults. DATA SOURCES Electronic nursing, psychology, and medicine databases; online meeting abstracts; and various print sources. DATA SYNTHESIS Eight distinct methods of operationalizing the concept were identified. ...

This study aims to compare handsearching to a basic MEDLINE search for the identification of reports of randomized trials in specialized health care journals. Twenty-two specialized health care journals, published in the U.K., were handsearched for all reports of controlled trials (as defined by the Cochrane Collaboration). The reports of trials, which were judged to be definitely randomized, w...

BACKGROUND The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education requires residency programs to expose residents to research opportunities. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of a series of iterative interventions to increase scholarly activity in one internal medicine residency. METHODS Retrospective analysis of the effectiveness of a series of interventions to...

On behalf of Society ÖGSF and the Swiss Stroke SHG, we are pleased to present Abstracts Annual Meeting that was held from 14–15 June 2022 in Innsbruck/Austria. Twenty (20) abstracts were selected for presentation as oral presentations sixteen (16) poster presentations. We congratulate all presenters on their research work contribution.

Objective Access to clear, accurate information helps patients make informed healthcare decisions.1 We aimed identify barriers materials for with rare diseases.

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