Table 3.
Characteristics of dissertations by M.Med specialty and HRCS Classification
| HRCS Classification
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| Aetiology n (%) | Mgmt. n (%) | Eval. n (%) | Diag. n (%) | HSR n (%) | Prev. n (%) | Total N (%) | ||
| M.Med: | ||||||||
| Surgery | 15 (19.7) | 12 (46.2) | 7 (38.9) | 2 (25) | 36 (27.3) | |||
| Paediatrics | 24 (31.6) | 4 (15.4) | 3 (16.7) | 2 (25) | 2 (66.7) | 35 (26.5) | ||
| Internal Medicine | 21 (27.6) | 2 (7.7) | 4 (22.2) | 4 (50) | 1 (100) | 32 (24.2) | ||
| Obstetrics and Gynaecology | 16 (21.1) | 5 (19.2) | 2 (11.1) | 1 (33.3) | 24 (18.2) | |||
| Orthopaedic Surgery | 3 (11.5) | 2 (11.1) | 5 (3.8) | |||||
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| All M.Med | 76 (100) (57.6) | 26 (100) (19.7) | 18 (100) (13.6) | 8 (100) (6.1) | 3 (100) (2.3) | 1 (100) (0.8) | 132 (100) (100) | |
Data are number (% of specific HRCS total) for cross-sectional study column; number (% of study total) for Total column. For All M.Med row (% by classification of Total).
HRCS: Health Research Classification System. Aetiology: determinants of the cause, risk and development of diseases or conditions. Mgmt: Management of diseases and conditions. Eval: Evaluation of Treatments and Therapeutic Interventions. Diag: Detection, screening and diagnosis. HSR: Health Services Research. Prev: Prevention of Disease and Conditions.