Table 4.

Learning resource analysis

Resource	Word count devoted to
	Degenerative cervical myelopathy	Multiple sclerosis	Cauda equina syndrome	Diabetes mellitus
OHCM	870	1104	567	5165
OHFP	0	112	58	3599
OHGP	252	679	120	5736
Cumulative	1122	1895	745	14 500
Modal rank	3	2	4	1

The number of words devoted to degenerative cervical myelopathy and other diseases were determined. Importantly, only the words contained within the main section for the particular disease were considered.

OHCM, Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine; OHFP, Oxford Handbook for the Foundation Programme; OHGP, Oxford Handbook of General Practice.