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Analysis of Research Trends in Papers Published in the Journal of Korean Medicine for Obesity Research: Focused on 2010-2019

  • Journal of Korean Medicine for Obesity Research
  • Abbr : J Korean Med Obes Res
  • 2020, 20(2), pp.149-177
  • DOI : 10.15429/jkomor.2020.20.2.149
  • Publisher : The Society of Korean Medicine for Obesity Research
  • Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Korean Medicine
  • Received : November 19, 2020
  • Accepted : December 7, 2020
  • Published : December 30, 2020

Seohyun Park 1 SONG YUN KYUNG 2

1동국대학교 한의과대학 한방재활의학교실
2가천대학교 한의과대학 한방재활의학교실

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ABSTRACT

Objectives: This study performed to identify trends in research published in the Journal of Korean Medicine for Obesity Research during last one decade. Methods: All of the articles in the Journal of Korean Medicine for Obesity Research published from 2010 to 2019 were collected. Search were conducted through “http://jkomor.org.” Collected articles were classified into year and type of publication. Additional data including study design, study topics, characteristics of participants and treatment, outcomes was extracted from full text of each study. Results: Total 135 articles were analyzed. The number of studies were increasing after 2015. According to classification by type of study, percentage of clinical study took 27%, preclinical study took 37%, literary study took 21%, and case report took 15%. The number of studies were grown and study topics have been diversified. However for the growth of quality, concern for subjects, study design, quality assessment according to research guidelines and ethical consideration is needed. Conclusions: The number of studies and issues each study focused on have been increasing. To improve the quality of studies, further studies should be followed.

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