Present Concepts in Internal Medicine. Volume 4. Number 11. Medical Literature Symposium
Abstract
The issue of Present Concepts in Internal Medicine is devoted to Medical Literature. A through search of the literature, including a MEDLARS scan, produced only five scientific analyses of medical journal article content. The results of these studies suggest disturbing inadequacies. Complicating the quality of a content problem is the sheer number of journals published (approximately 24,000, producing more than 500,000 articles annually). One section of this symposium is composed of three articles which give the reader a suggested approach to medical journal article analysis and a rapid method for judging critically a medical journal article for scientific soundness. An editorial deals with the positive influence upon the quality of medical journalism which a conscientious editor can wield. This is followed by an article on Misleading advertising and misuse of drugs. One article presents the problems of purposeful reading and writing techniques, and another article surveys the indexes in a small medical library and gives a description of search and retrieval techniques. The symposium concludes with an essay by a physician on his personal filing system and his method of 'keeping up with the medical literature'.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1971
- Accession Number
- AD0740687
Entities
People
- Carl C. Peck
- Lottie Applewhite
Organizations
- Letterman Army Hospital