The purpose of this study was to investigate the quality of medical research articles published in Korea. To evaluate the quality of medical research articles published in Korea, we compared levels of evidence in medical articles published in Korea and abroad. We chose 2 medical journals in Korea and abroad respectively which representing 15 clinical areas and reviewed all articles published in 1996 and 2008. We used the guidelines of Oxford Centre for Evidence-based Medicine (CEBM) for the quantitative evaluation and classified the levels of evidence in all articles. The majority of medical articles both in Korean and non-Korean medical journals were case-control study and next common were case studies. Whereas randomized controlled trials (RCTs), cohort studies, and systemic reviews were very rare. However, non-Korean articles had higher levels of evidence than did Korean ones, and this difference was statistically significant. In conclusion, although the quality of medical research articles in Korea improved, we were able to detect a gap in the levels of evidence contained in medical articles published in Korea and outside Korea.
목차
Abstract 1. Introduction 2. Methods 2.1. Selecting Representative Journals 2.2. Searching Articles and Extracting Objects for Analysis 2.3. Classification of Level of Evidence 2.4. Data Analysis 3. Results 3.1. Comparison of Levels of Evidence by Year 3.2 Comparison of Levels of Evidence by Nationality 3.3. Comparison of Weighted Averages of Levels of Evidence by Nationality 3.4. Comparison of Levels of Evidence by Multiple logistic Regression 4. Discussion References
키워드
evidence-based medicinelevel of evidencequality of medical article
저자
Yang Ju Tak [ Department of Paramedic Science, Korea National University of Transportation, 61 Daehak-ro, Jeungpyeong, Chungbuk 368-701, Korea ]
Gilwon Kang [ Department of Health Informatics & Management, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, 52 Naesudong-ro, Heungduk-gu, Cheongju, Chungbuk 361-763, Korea ]
Youngsung Lee [ Department of Health Informatics & Management, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, 52 Naesudong-ro, Heungduk-gu, Cheongju, Chungbuk 361-763, Korea ]
보안공학연구지원센터(IJBSBT) [Science & Engineering Research Support Center, Republic of Korea(IJBSBT)]
설립연도
2006
분야
공학>컴퓨터학
소개
1. 보안공학에 대한 각종 조사 및 연구
2. 보안공학에 대한 응용기술 연구 및 발표
3. 보안공학에 관한 각종 학술 발표회 및 전시회 개최
4. 보안공학 기술의 상호 협조 및 정보교환
5. 보안공학에 관한 표준화 사업 및 규격의 제정
6. 보안공학에 관한 산학연 협동의 증진
7. 국제적 학술 교류 및 기술 협력
8. 보안공학에 관한 논문지 발간
9. 기타 본 회 목적 달성에 필요한 사업
간행물
간행물명
International Journal of Bio-Science and Bio-Technology
간기
격월간
pISSN
2233-7849
수록기간
2009~2016
등재여부
SCOPUS
십진분류
KDC 505DDC 605
이 권호 내 다른 논문 / International Journal of Bio-Science and Bio-Technology Vol.5 No.6