Scientific production in bioethics in Spain through MEDLINE

Objective: To describe Spain's scientific production in the field of bioethics from 1966 to 2003.Methods: Manuscripts published by Spanish authors between 1966 and 2003 and containing key word references to bioethics, ethics, and 22 other related terms were retrieved from the Medline database.R...

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Autores: Belinchón , Isabel, Ramos, José Manuel, Bellver, Vicente
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2007
País:España
Recursos:Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche
Repositorio:REDIUMH. Depósito Digital de la UMH
OAI Identifier:oai:dspace.umh.es:11000/31347
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/11000/31347
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Bibliometrics
Bioethics
Ethics
Publications
Bibliometría
Ética
Bioética
Publicaciones
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Resumo:Objective: To describe Spain's scientific production in the field of bioethics from 1966 to 2003.Methods: Manuscripts published by Spanish authors between 1966 and 2003 and containing key word references to bioethics, ethics, and 22 other related terms were retrieved from the Medline database.Results: 858 documents were selected: 78 (9.1%) were published between 1966 and 1983, 163 (19%) between 1984 and 1993, and 617 (71.9%) between 1994 and 2003. The main subject areas treated were laws and rights (15.4%) and research and ethics committees (13.1%). The last of these periods witnessed an increase in publications on genetics and human cloning and a decrease in those treating abortion. Institutional affiliations referred mainly to universities (38.9%) and hospitals (38.5%).Conclusions: There was a progressive increase in the number of scientific publications on bioethics by Spanish authors during the study period.