[Profile of biostatistics utilization in three medical reviews. Implications for medical education].
OBJECTIVE
To identify the most commonly used biostatistical concepts and tests in three journals read by family physicians.


METHODS
Descriptive study of the biostatistical content of 12 issues of the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), Canadian Family Physician (CFP), and the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).


METHODS
Frequency of citations of concepts and tests, and Spearman's correlation coefficients comparing the biostatistical profiles of the three journals.


RESULTS
Biostatistical content of NEJM was diverse (on average, 39 concepts and 21 tests per issue). In CFP, we found 10 concepts and four tests per issue. In CMAJ, there were, on average, nine concepts and five tests per issue.


CONCLUSIONS
The journals' profiles (order of importance of concepts and tests) were fairly similar.
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l'Unité de médecine familiale du Centre hospitalier de Verdun.
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D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D009656:North America; D017712:Peer Review, Research; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D013223:Statistics as Topic / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods*
Profil d'utilisation des biostatistiques dans trois revues médicales. Implications pour la formation des médecins.