The most read article in January was Bito et al‘s randomised controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of wrap therapy in treating pressure ulcers. Both Crawley et al‘s paper on chronic fatigue syndrome amongst school-aged children and Margel and Fleshner’s ecological study of prostate cancer and the oral contraceptive pill remained highly popular. Rank Author(s) […]
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Most read articles in December
The most read article in December was Crawley et al‘s analysis of Chronic Fatigue System and school absence which was covered by several media outlets including the Telegraph, BBC News, The Guardian and the Nursing Times. Margel and Fleshner’s ecological analysis of oral contraceptive pill use and prostate cancer remained popular and McGlade et al’s […]
Most read articles in November
The most read BMJ Open article in November was Margel and Fleshner’s ecological study of the association between oral contraceptive use and prostate cancer. The paper received lots of press attention, with articles in the UK, India, Canada and the US. Brett et al‘s paper on effective communication with parents of pre-term infants was also popular […]
Most read articles in October
The most read article in October was Overgaard et al’s comparison of birth outcomes in freestanding midwifery units and obstetric units in Denmark. The article by Holden et al on the costs of prescribing analogue insulin remains highly viewed in second place and McGlade et al’s study of the regional variation in organ donation in the UK received coverage […]
Most popular articles in September
September’s most-accessed articles are topped by the article by Holden et al. on costs to the UK NHS of prescribing analogue insulin. This article prompted some strongly worded responses on our site, and you can read the responses here. The BBC, among others, also covered this research (view their report here). Click on the titles to view the articles […]
Most popular articles in August
The list of the top 10 most-read articles in BMJ Open in August is topped by a protocol that sets out an implementation research study to assess the surgical scale-up process in the rural district of Achham, Nepal. You can see it here. There are three protocols in the top 10. Authors Title 1 D […]
Most popular articles in July
The list of the top 10 most-read articles in BMJ Open in July includes some recent content and some older papers. It’s good to see a range of topics covered, and two study protocols included also. Engkilde et al.’s recent paper on the association between cancer and contact allergy received considerable coverage in the press […]