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. 2012 Jun 15;13:58. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-13-58

Table 1.

Cross-tabulation of study subject and study type

  Cross-sectional studies
Cohort/case control studies
Qualitative studies
Interventional studies
Systematic reviews
Instrumental research
Diagnostic studies
Other studies
n = 389 n = 99 n = 78 n = 72 n = 72 n = 36 n = 24 n = 24
Health services research (n = 314)
174 (55.5%)
35 (11.1%)
52 (16.6%)
39 (12.4%)
8 (2.5%)
 
 
6 (1.9%)
Clinical research (n = 216)
67 (31.0%)
43 (19.9%)
1 (0.5%)
26 (12.0%)
46 (21.3%)
 
24 (11.1%)
9 (4.2%)
Exploring patients’ views (n = 59)
42 (71.2%)
3 (5.1%)
13 (22.0%)
 
1 (1.9%)
 
 
 
Methodology (n = 57)
16 (28.1%)
2 (3.5%)
1 (1.8%)
2 (3.5%)
2 (3.5%)
34 (59.6%)
 
 
Medical education (n = 53)
43 (81.1%)
7 (13.2%)
1 (1.9%)
 
 
1 (1.9%)
 
1 (1.9%)
Various (n = 95) 47 (49.5%) 9 (9.5%) 10 (10.5%) 5551 15 (15.8%) 1 (1.9%)   8 (8.4%)