Table 4. Characteristics of the appraisals included in DianaHealth.com until July 2015.
| Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Specialty (n = 5334)* | |
| Internal Medicine | 661 (12) |
| Family Medicine | 547 (10) |
| Paediatrics | 292 (6) |
| Cardiology | 235 (5) |
| Gynaecology | 241 (4) |
| Surgical specialties# | 868 (16) |
| All the other specialties¥ | 2490 (47) |
| Type of intervention concerned in the recommendation n = 2940) | |
| Drugs (non-chemotherapy drugs) | 935 (32) |
| Diagnostic (Images) | 447 (15) |
| Diagnostic (Laboratory tests) | 314 (11) |
| Diagnostic (Procedures) | 217 (7) |
| Surgical procedures | 205 (7) |
| Preventive interventions | 126 (4) |
| Others | 106 (4) |
| Other non-pharmacological therapies | 105 (4) |
| More than one type of intervention | 102 (3) |
| Chemotherapy drugs | 75 (3) |
| Rehabilitation | 60 (2) |
| Educational interventions | 55 (2) |
| Radiotherapy | 41 (1) |
| Small procedures | 41 (1) |
| Management | 35 (1) |
| Psychological interventions | 31 (1) |
| Alternative Therapies | 28 (1) |
| Diet and lifestyle | 17 (1) |
| Publication year (n = 2940) | |
| 2015 | 500 (17) |
| 2014 | 585 (20) |
| 2013 | 517 (17) |
| 2012 | 1198 (41) |
| Before 2012 | 140 (5) |
*Some appraisals were related to more than one specialty.
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