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GAJARDO O, Pilar; CABEZON D, Mario  y  RADA G, Gabriel. Description of articles published in the journal Revista Otorrinolaringología y Cirugía de Cabeza y Cuello from 2003 to 2008. Rev. Otorrinolaringol. Cir. Cabeza Cuello [online]. 2010, vol.70, n.1, pp.25-30. ISSN 0718-4816.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0718-48162010000100004.

Introduction: Medical literature has experienced an important growth in past years, and otorhinolaryngology has not been the exception. However, international studies have revealed that most articles published in journals of this specialty correspond to study designs with a high risk of bias. Aim: To evaluate all articles published in the journal of Revista Otorrinolaringología y Cirugía de Cabeza y Cuello, according to the study design, area of the specialty that is involved and place where the studies were conducted. Material and method: Two reviewers independently analyzed the original articles published in this journal from 2003 to 2008. Results: Case series design was the most commonly used, with 62.9% of the studies. 31.4% of the articles were about otology/neurotology and 78.1% were performed in an educational and academic center where otorhinolaryngology specialists are trained. Discussion: Articles published in the selected journal corresponded mainly to studies with a high risk of bias. There is an imbalance in the areas of the specialty that have been studied, and also in the places where these studies have been conducted.

Palabras clave : Study design; bias; otorhinolaryngology journal.

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