Table 1

Hits by category of article. The total number of hits for the BMJ in 2001 was 5.38 million.

Category
Number of hits (% of total for 2001)
Number of articles
Average hits/article

Editorial
652022 (12.1)
257
2537
Clinical Review
514352 (9.6)
124
4148
Education & Debate
262246 (4.9)
116
2261
Papers
353945 (6.6)
303
1168

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