Comparison of articles published in Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology in 1972 and 1992.
The articles published in the Oral Pathology section of Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology in 1972 and 1992 were analyzed and compared. A significant increase in the number of authors and the number of references per article was noted. There was also a significant increase in the number of articles that dealt with bacterial/viral/fungal diseases. A trend toward the origination of more articles from outside the United States was noted.
Department of Oral Pathology, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond.
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D007598:Journalism, Dental; D010506:Periodicals as Topic