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ArticleThe Permanente journal2014

Most common dermatologic topics published in five high-impact general medical journals, 1970-2012: melanoma, psoriasis, herpes simplex, herpes zoster, and acne.

Young M Choi, Aram A Namavar, Jashin J Wu

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Article in The Permanente journal, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Young M ChoiClinical Research Fellow in Dermatology at the Los Angeles Medical Center in CA and a Fourth-Year Medical Student at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles. mikechoi@mednet.ucla.edu.
Aram A NamavarStudent of Global Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine in Los Angeles, CA. anamavar@mednet.ucla.edu.
Jashin J WuDirector of Dermatology Research at the Los Angeles Medical Center in CA. jashinwu@hotmail.com.
Los Angeles Medical Center · USUniversity of Southern California · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

contextGeneral practitioners frequently encounter skin diseases and are accustomed to diagnosing the most common dermatologic conditions.

objectiveWe sought to determine the most common dermatologic topics published in five high-impact general medical journals (New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, the Journal of the American Medical Association, British Medical Journal (now The BMJ), and Annals of Internal Medicine).

designWe conducted an independent search of the Thomson Reuters’ Science Citation Index for common dermatologic topics, limited to the period 1970 to 2012.

main outcome measureTotal number of publications dealing with each dermatologic topic considered.

resultsThe five most common dermatologic topics published were melanoma, psoriasis, herpes simplex, herpes zoster, and acne. Melanoma and psoriasis were the top two dermatologic topics published in each journal except for Annals of Internal Medicine.

conclusionsInternists frequently diagnose herpes simplex, herpes zoster, and acne, which are also common dermatologic topics published. Although internists infrequently diagnose melanoma and psoriasis, they are major topics for general medical journals because of their increased community awareness, major advancements in therapeutic research, and their nondermatologic manifestations.

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BibliometricsDermatologySkin DiseasesHumansJournal Impact FactorPeriodicals as Topic

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PMID25662523
PMCPMC4206168
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