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
Public health:
Health impact of urban green spaces: a systematic review of heat-related morbidity and mortality22 October 2024
General practice / Family practice:
The changing shape of English general practice: a retrospective longitudinal study using national datasets describing trends in organisational structure, workforce and recorded appointments3 September 2024
Occupational and environmental medicine:
Investigating sustainability in work after participating in a welfare-to-work initiative using a 2-year cohort study of Work Programme participants in Scotland22 August 2024
Most Read Articles
Cardiovascular medicine:
Is LDL cholesterol associated with long-term mortality among primary prevention adults? A retrospective cohort study from a large healthcare system28 March 2024
Cardiovascular medicine:
Lack of an association or an inverse association between low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol and mortality in the elderly: a systematic review27 November 2023
Pharmacology and therapeutics:
Low-dose naltrexone for post-COVID fatigue syndrome: a study protocol for a double-blind, randomised trial in British Columbia13 May 2024
Communication:
How does communication affect patient safety? Protocol for a systematic review and logic model27 May 2024
Mental Health
Mental health:
Persuasive design principle of social support in digital interventions targeting mental health symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis9 November 2024
Mental health:
Safety and efficacy of individual target transcranial magnetic stimulation to stimulate the most negative correlate of DLPFC-pgACC in the treatment of major depressive disorder: study protocol of a double-blind, randomised controlled trial7 November 2024
Mental health:
Exploring accessibility, user experience and engagement of digital media among older patients with depression: a pilot and observational screening study protocol of the DiGA4Aged study7 November 2024
Recent Articles
Emergency medicine:
Methodological standards in the design and reporting of pilot and feasibility studies in emergency medicine literature: a systematic review12 November 2024
Obstetrics and gynaecology:
Exposure to drinking water pollutants and non-syndromic birth defects: a systematic review and meta-analysis synthesis12 November 2024
Public health:
Weight control efforts and practices and health professional advice: a cross-sectional national survey in England12 November 2024
Obstetrics and gynaecology:
Barriers and facilitators to self-management of chronic conditions reported by women: a systematic review of qualitative studies12 November 2024
Health services research:
Attitudes towards patient safety among physicians and nurses in Iranian governmental teaching hospitals: a cross-sectional survey12 November 2024
Blog Posts
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