Moser PL, Hauffe H, Lorenz IH, Hager M, Tiefenthaler W, Lorenz HM, Mikuz G, Soegner P, Kolbitsch C. "Publication output in telemedicine during the period January 1964 to July 2003" Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 10(2):72-77 2004

[Quentin L. Burrell]

Gene

Thanks for bringing this to our attention but, at the risk of sounding
ungrateful, it is not a paper that I will pursue. My reaction to the
"findings" is - "So what? Where is the mention of BigMac consumption?"

(Maybe there were some interesting hypotheses being tested, but these are
not stated.)

This sort of analysis is perhaps justifiable as an undergraduate project or,
with appropriate background support, as a masters dissertation. But as a
scientific research paper? With NINE authors?

I feel that somebody, somewhere is pulling somebody's (our?) leg.


Maybe I am being harsh. What do other listmembers think?

Quentin

Dr Quentin L Burrell
Isle of Man International Business School
The Nunnery
Old Castletown Road
Douglas IM2 1QB
via United Kingdom

email q.burrell at ibs.ac.im


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Subject: [SIGMETRICS] Moser PL, Hauffe H, Lorenz IH, Hager M,
Tiefenthaler W, Lorenz HM, Mikuz G, Soegner P, Kolbitsch C. "Publication
output in telemedicine during the period January 1964 to July 2003"
Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 10(2):72-77 2004


Patrizia L. Moser : patrizia.moser at uibk.ac.at


TITLE    :  Publication output in telemedicine during the period
            January 1964 to July 2003

AUTHOR   :  Moser PL, Hauffe H, Lorenz IH, Hager M, Tiefenthaler W,
            Lorenz HM, Mikuz G, Soegner P, Kolbitsch C

JOURNAL  :  JOURNAL OF TELEMEDICINE AND TELECARE 10 (2): 72-77 2004


Document type: Article     Language: English     Cited References: 10
Times Cited: 1      Explanation

Abstract:
The MEDLINE database was used to survey the period January 1964 to July 2003
for the number of publications relating to telemedicine (n=5911), as well as
their distribution by country (n=42). Publications per million inhabitants
were then correlated with each country's population density, gross national
product, human development index (HDI) and number of PCs per 1000
inhabitants. Telemedicine publications made up 0.05% of all medical
publications cited in MEDLINE. American and European countries along with
others classified as industrialized produced 97% of all telemedicine
publications. In terms of publications per million inhabitants, Norway and
Finland took the lead. There were significant correlations between
telemedicine publications per capita and HDI (r=-0.60), number of PCs per
1000 inhabitants (r=0.73) and gross national product per capita (r=0.69),
but not population density (r=-0.12).

Addresses:
Moser PL, Innsbruck Univ, Dept Pathol, Univ Lib, Muellerstr 44, A-6020
Innsbruck, Austria
Innsbruck Univ, Dept Pathol, Univ Lib, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Innsbruck Univ, Dept Anaesthesia & Intens Care Med, A-6020 Innsbruck,
Austria
Innsbruck Univ, Dept Radiol 2, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria

Publisher:
ROYAL SOC MEDICINE PRESS LTD, 1 WIMPOLE STREET, LONDON W1G 0AE, ENGLAND

IDS Number:
810XT

ISSN:
1357-633X

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