Bibliography of Clinical Research in Malaysia: Methods and Brief Results
- Author:
Cheong Lieng Teng
;
Zuhanariah Mohd Nordin
;
Chun Sien NG
;
Cheng Chun Goh
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:
The Medical Journal of Malaysia
2014;69(Supplement A):4-7
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
This article describes the methodology of this bibliography. A
search was conducted on the following: (1) bibliographic
databases (PubMed, Scopus, and other databases) using
search terms that maximize the retrieval of Malaysian
publications; (2) Individual journal search of Malaysian healthrelated
journals; (3) A targeted search of Google and Google
Scholar; (4) Searching of Malaysian institutional repositories;
(5) Searching of Ministry of Health and Clinical Research
Centre website. The publication years were limited to 2000-
2013. The citations were imported or manually entered into
bibliographic software Refworks. After removing duplicates,
and correcting data entry errors, PubMed’s Medical Subject
Headings (MeSH terms) were added. Clinical research is
coded using the definition “patient-oriented-research or
research conducted with human subjects (or on material of
human origin) for which the investigator directly interacts with
the human subjects at some point during the study.” A
bibliography of citations [n=2056] that fit the criteria of clinical
research in Malaysia in selected topics within five domains
was generated: Cancers [589], Cardiovascular diseases [432],
Infections [795], Injuries [142], and Mental Health [582]. This
is done by retrieving citations with the appropriate MESH
terms, as follow: For cancers (Breast Neoplasms; Colorectal
Neoplasms; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms), for cardiovascular
diseases (Coronary Disease; Hypertension; Stroke), for
infections (Dengue; Enterovirus Infections, HIV Infections;
Malaria; Nipah Virus; Tuberculosis), for injuries (Accidents,
Occupational; Accidents, Traffic; Child Abuse; Occupational
Injuries), for mental health (Depression; Depressive Disorder;
Depressive Disorder, Major; Drug Users; Psychotic Disorders;
Suicide; Suicide, Attempted; Suicidal Ideation; SubstanceRelated
Disorders).
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