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Content Usage and the Most Frequently Read Articles of 2017

Phil Lupo, Anne Victoria Neale, Marjorie A. Bowman and Dean Seehusen
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2018, 31 (3) 312-314; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2018.03.180088

2017 was the 30th year of print and 15th year of online publication of the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine (JABFM). Here we provide our annual report of articles published in 2017 that were of greatest interest to our readers. Table 1 shows the 3 most frequently read articles by issue in 2017. Once again, original research proves to be the most-read type of article.

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Table 1.

The Three Most Frequently Read Articles in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 2017, Volume 30, By Issue

In addition, we provide an update on the content usage statistics over the past 8 years. Figure 1 illustrates the number of total access events for JABFM content from 2010 to 2017. The year 2017 was the busiest year for online usage activity in JABFM's history, with an average of 772,473 content usage requests a month, and a total of 9.26 million during the year. Content activity was up 25% in 2017 compared with content usage requests during 2016 and, when compared with 2010, we note a 274% increase. Full-text articles were the most accessed during 2017, with an average of 265,793 monthly requests, followed by abstracts, with 226,846 average monthly requests, and then PDF articles, with 155,010 average monthly requests.

Figure 1.
Figure 1.

Total access events for Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine content from 2009 to 2017. An access event occurs each time a user opens a new screen on the Web site. Source: Content usage statistics for the JABFM, 2009 to 2017, HighWire Press. Accessed March 6, 2018.

As always, we welcome reader feedback about published articles. Comments about specific articles can be posted to the JABFM Web site (www. jabfm.org) by selecting “Responses” to the right of the article text. Letters to the editor can also be submitted for peer review and publication using the author portal.

Notes

References

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    . Primary Care Clinic Re-Design for Prescription Opioid Management. J Am Board Fam Med 2017;30:44–51.
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  2. 2.
    1. Anderson KL,
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    . Epidemiology. Diagnosis, and Treatment of Scabies in a Dermatology Office. J Am Board Fam Med 2017;30:78–84.
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  3. 3.
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    3. Langellier BA,
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    . Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Health Care Access and Utilization Among Latinos. J Am Board Fam Med 2017;30:52–62.
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    . Diagnosing Hypertension in Primary Care Clinics According to Current Guidelines. J Am Board Fam Med 2017;30:170–7.
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    . FitwitsTM Leads to Improved Parental Recognition of Childhood Obesity and Plans to Encourage Change. J Am Board Fam Med 2017;30:178–88.
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    . Prescription Opioid Use among Adults with Mental Health Disorders in the United States. J Am Board Fam Med 2017;30:407–17.
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    1. Byhoff E,
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    . Screening for Social Determinants of Health in Michigan Health Centers. J Am Board Fam Med 2017;30:418–27.
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    1. Kozakowski SM,
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    . The American Board of Fam Med: New Tools to Assist Program Directors and Graduates Achieve Success. J Am Board Fam Med 2017;30:567–9.
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    . What Makes for Successful Registry Implementation: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis. J Am Board Fam Med 2017;30:657–65.
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    . Improving the Health of Patients and Communities: Evolving Practice-based Research (PBR) and Collaborations. J Am Board Fam Med 2017;30:562–6.
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    . Older Adults' Preferences for When and How to Discuss Life Expectancy in Primary Care. J Am Board Fam Med 2017;30:813–5.
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    . Predicting Risk for Opioid Misuse in Chronic Pain with a Single-Item Measure of Catastrophic Thinking. J Am Board Fam Med 2017;30:828–31.
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