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Table 1 Distribution of medical specialties for the 22453 eligible meta-analyses in our sample

From: Characteristics of meta-analyses and their component studies in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews: a cross-sectional, descriptive analysis

Medical Specialty

Frequency

Cancer

905

(4%)

Cardiovascular

1693

(8%)

Central nervous system/musculoskeletal

1965

(9%)

Digestive/endocrine, nutritional and metabolic

2704

(12%)

Gynaecology, pregnancy and birth

4656

(21%)

Infectious diseases

965

(4%)

Mental health and behavioural conditions

2918

(13%)

Pathological conditions, symptoms and signs

701

(3%)

Respiratory diseases

3021

(13%)

Urogenital

1289

(6%)

Other1

1637

(7%)

Total

22453

 
  1. 1 Other: Blood and immune system, Ear and nose, Eye, General health, Genetic disorders, Injuries, accidents and wounds, Mouth and dental, Skin