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Open access: remember the limitations of abstracts and the role of professional endorsement

BMJ 2019; 365 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l2252 (Published 20 May 2019) Cite this as: BMJ 2019;365:l2252

Article usage

Article metrics provide readers and authors with an indication of how often a specific article has been accessed month by month. It counts three formats - abstract/extract, full text and pdf. The page is updated each day.

Usage statistics: May 2019 to June 2025

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AbstractFullPdf
May 20194808832
Jun 2019732014
Jul 20195841
Aug 20196033
Oct 20192710
Nov 20192510
Dec 20194530
Jan 20203820
Feb 20206142
Mar 2020940
May 20205712
Jun 20202700
Jul 202021820
Aug 202017670
Sep 2020141123
Oct 20207132
Nov 20204312
Dec 20202040
Jan 20212430
Feb 20211600
Mar 20211520
Apr 20212221
May 20211420
Jun 20212031
Jul 20211600
Aug 20211020
Sep 20211400
Oct 2021800
Nov 20211400
Dec 20211400
Jan 20221800
Feb 2022900
Mar 2022400
Apr 2022641
May 2022911
Jun 2022510
Jul 2022912
Aug 2022930
Sep 2022601
Oct 2022900
Nov 2022700
Dec 2022410
Jan 2023310
Feb 20232611
Mar 20231000
Apr 2023900
May 2023100
Jun 2023830
Jul 2023400
Aug 2023500
Sep 2023600
Oct 20231011
Nov 2023610
Dec 20233301
Jan 20241810
Feb 20245310
Mar 20241300
Apr 20241300
May 20241200
Jun 20241501
Jul 2024900
Aug 20241000
Sep 20241300
Oct 2024600
Nov 2024810
Dec 202417131
Jan 20253700
Feb 20251800
Mar 20251511
Apr 20251200
May 2025600
Jun 2025300
Total231020974