Trends in Research on Patients With COVID-19 in Korean Medical Journals.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study was conducted to systematically summarize trends in research concerning patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as reported in Korean medical journals.

Methods

We performed a literature search of KoreaMed from January 2020 to September 2022. We included only primary studies of patients with COVID-19. Two reviewers screened titles and abstracts, then performed full-text screening, both independently and in duplicate. We first identified the 5 journals with the greatest numbers of eligible publications, then extracted data pertaining to the general characteristics, study population attributes, and research features of papers published in these journals.

Results

Our analysis encompassed 142 primary studies. Of these, approximately 41.0% re

SUBMITTER: Choi H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10861326 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature