Table 3 |
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Comparison between women's health original investigations in leading general medical versus women's health specialty journals |
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GENERAL MEDICAL JOURNALS |
WOMEN'S HEALTH SPECIALTY JOURNALS |
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Characteristic |
N |
Characteristic |
N |
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Journal |
Journal |
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Annals |
10 (10.1%) |
HCWI |
20 (24.4%) |
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BMJ |
23 (23.2%) |
JWH |
31 (37.8%) |
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JAMA |
18 (18.2%) |
W&H |
24 (29.3%) |
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Lancet |
26 (26.3%) |
WHI |
7 (8.5%) |
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NEJM |
22 (22.2%) |
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Total |
99 |
Total |
82 |
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Representation of Women's Health |
Representation of Women's Health |
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Traditional |
53 (53.5%) |
Traditional |
22 (26.8%) |
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Reproduction |
26 |
Reproduction |
15 |
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Female cancer |
27 |
Female cancer |
7 |
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Non-traditional |
27 (27.3%) |
Non-traditional |
34 (41.5%) |
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Heart disease |
6 |
Obesity/physical activity |
7 |
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Health care |
3 |
General health |
5 |
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HIV/AIDS/STDs |
3 |
Musculoskeletal |
4 |
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Musculoskeletal |
3 |
Depression/mental health |
3 |
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Obesity/physical activity |
3 |
Heart disease |
3 |
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Other |
9 |
HIV/AIDS/STDs |
3 |
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Other |
9 |
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Incorporating Both Traditional and Non-traditional |
19 (19.2%) |
Incorporating Both Traditional and Non-traditional |
26 (31.7%) |
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Reproduction & other |
16 |
Reproduction & other |
24 |
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Female cancer & other |
3 |
Female cancer & other |
2 |
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Total |
99 |
Total |
82 |
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Clark et al. BMC Women's Health 2002 2:5 doi:10.1186/1472-6874-2-5 |
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