BMJ Open
is an online, open access journal, dedicated to publishing medical research from all disciplines and therapeutic areas.
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Press Releases
Health policy:
Trends and determinants of clinical staff retention in the English NHS: a double retrospective cohort study16 April 2024
Epidemiology:
Association between physical activity over a 10-year period and current insomnia symptoms, sleep duration and daytime sleepiness: a European population-based study26 March 2024
Complementary medicine:
Effect of acupuncture on ischaemic stroke in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a nationwide propensity score-matched study13 February 2024
Health policy:
Assessment of quality of data submitted for NICE technology appraisals over two decades13 February 2024
Most Read Articles
Epidemiology:
Association between physical activity over a 10-year period and current insomnia symptoms, sleep duration and daytime sleepiness: a European population-based study26 March 2024
Public health:
Burden of chronic diseases associated with periodontal diseases: a retrospective cohort study using UK primary care data16 May 2023
Health policy:
Assessment of quality of data submitted for NICE technology appraisals over two decades30 March 2024
Mental Health
Mental health:
Experiences of physical and emotional intimate partner violence during the COVID-19 pandemic: a comparison of prepandemic and pandemic data in a longitudinal study of Australian mothers19 April 2024
Mental health:
Effect of metacognitive therapy on depression in patients with chronic disease: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis17 April 2024
Mental health:
Evaluation of a manualised neurofeedback training in psychosomatic-psychotherapeutic outpatient treatment (Neuro-pp-out): study protocol for a clinical mixed-methods pilot study17 April 2024
Recent Articles
Public health:
'God protects us from death through faith and science: a qualitative study on the role of faith leaders in combating the COVID-19 pandemic and in building COVID-19 vaccine trust in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia23 April 2024
Intensive care:
Epirubicin for the Treatment of Sepsis and Septic Shock (EPOS-1): study protocol for a randomised, placebo-controlled phase IIa dose-escalation trial23 April 2024
Qualitative research:
Qualitative interview study of rheumatology patients experiences of COVID-19 shielding to explore the physical and psychological impact and identify associated support needs23 April 2024
Ear, nose and throat/otolaryngology:
Association between vitamin D deficiency and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) incidence and recurrence: a systematic review and meta-analysis23 April 2024
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