Characterization of an Open-Access Medical News Platform's Readership During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Retrospective Observational Study.

Alex K Chan Constance Wu Andrew Cheung Marc D Succi

Published in: Journal of medical Internet research (2021)

The readership significantly increased for one open-access medical literature platform during the pandemic. This reinforces the idea that open-access, physician-written sources of medical news represent an important alternative to direct journal access for readers who want to stay up to date with medical literature.

Keyphrases

healthcare
systematic review
minimally invasive
emergency department
primary care
coronavirus disease