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. 2017 Jan;107(1):e1–e8. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303512

TABLE 3—

Most Common Research Fields for Included Articles: 2010–2015

Research Field Articles, No. (%) Research Topics
Public health 30 (22) Affordable Care Act, health organizations, obesity, pet exposure, sexual health, transgender health, vaccination
Infectious disease 27 (20) Antibiotics, cholera, Ebola, enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli, HIV, influenza, measles, sexually transmitted infections
Behavioral medicine 24 (18) Nutrition, physical activity, sleep disorders, smoking, weight loss
Psychiatry 15 (11) Anorexia, bipolar disorder, depression, drug abuse, emotions, marijuana, mental health, obsessive–compulsive disease, schizophrenia, stimulant use, suicide
Neurology 9 (7) Concussion, deafness, dementia, epilepsy, migraine, multiple sclerosis
Oncology 6 (4) Cancer
Obstetrics and gynecology 5 (4) Prenatal health, breastfeeding, cancer, polycystic ovarian syndrome
Dentistry 4 (3) Dental pain, orthodontics
Pharmacy 4 (3) Adverse drug reactions, online pharmaceutical presence
Emergency medicine 3 (2) Asthma, cardiac arrest, emergency medical services
Pediatrics 2 (1) Pediatric obesity, health literacy
Endocrinology 2 (1) Diabetes
Allergy and immunology 1 (1) Allergy
Anesthesia 1 (1) Pain
Cardiology 1 (1) Heart disease mortality
Hematology 1 (1) Stem cell
Radiology 1 (1) Radiation