The element of family medicine in the mega journal of the family medicine specialty: A bibliometric analysis of the journal, Chinese General Practice.

Autor:	Weng TL; Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei., Chu FY; Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Yuanshan & Su-Ao Branch, Yilan.; School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan., Cheng BR; Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei.; School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan., Chen TJ; Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei.; Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Yuanshan & Su-Ao Branch, Yilan.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Medicine [Medicine (Baltimore)] 2021 Mar 12; Vol. 100 (10), pp. e24891.
DOI:	10.1097/MD.0000000000024891
Abstrakt:	Background: With the evolving specialization of modern medicine, family medicine (FM), also known as general practice, is relatively late in being recognized as a formal specialty in most countries of the world. Because many non-FM specialists were recruited into the new specialty in the early stages of FM specialization, the contents of FM specialty journals might, to an extent, reflect the development of the FM specialization. Methods: In this study, the voluminous journal, Chinese General Practice, which is regarded as the most representative specialty journal, was chosen and analyzed to illustrate the current situation of FM in China. A total of 878 articles, relating to the journal, Chinese General Practice in 2018, were retrieved from the publisher's web site and the original articles were categorized into FM- and non-FM- related articles by 3 board-certified FM doctors. Furthermore, the first authors, as well as the institutions and regions where the first authors worked, and their related specialties, were also analyzed. Results: Of the 634 original articles, 252 (39.7%) articles were FM related. Only 41 FM-related articles were written by authors working at FM departments: 3 at community health service centers, 29 at hospitals, and 9 at universities. Of the 382 non-FM related articles, 159 articles dealt with the topic of internal medicine, followed by traditional Chinese medicine (36), obstetrics and gynecology (28), neurology (27), pediatrics (27), and surgery (21). Conclusion: In conclusion, FM publications in China in the study year, as exemplified by Chinese General Practice, were mostly contributed by non-FM authors dealing with non-FM topics. A transition to more FM-oriented development might be anticipated in the near future. Competing Interests: The authors have no conflicts of interests to disclose. (Copyright © 2021 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.)
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