Title |
Content Analysis of Oncology-Related Pharmaceutical Advertising in a Peer-Reviewed Medical Journal
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Published in |
PLOS ONE, August 2012
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DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0044393 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Kan Yonemori, Akihiro Hirakawa, Masashi Ando, Taizo Hirata, Mayu Yunokawa, Chikako Shimizu, Kenji Tamura, Yasuhiro Fujiwara |
Abstract |
The oncology market represents one of the largest pharmaceutical markets in any medical field, and printed advertising in medical journals is an important channel by which pharmaceutical companies communicate with healthcare professionals. The aim of the present study was to analyze the volume and content of and trends and changes in oncology-related advertising intended for healthcare professionals in a peer-reviewed medical journal. Information that could be included in advertisements to promote drug development and improve treatment strategies for cancer patients is discussed on the basis of the results of the analysis. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Germany | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Unknown | 9 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Lecturer > Senior Lecturer | 1 | 11% |
Student > Bachelor | 1 | 11% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 1 | 11% |
Student > Master | 1 | 11% |
Researcher | 1 | 11% |
Other | 1 | 11% |
Unknown | 3 | 33% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Business, Management and Accounting | 2 | 22% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 2 | 22% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 11% |
Unknown | 4 | 44% |