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Research involving women and health in the Medline database, 1965–2005: co-term analysis and visualization of main lines of research

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  • M. Angeles Zulueta

    (University of Alcalá
    CSIC, Unidad Asociada Grupo SCImago)

  • Gisela Cantos-Mateos

    (University of Alcalá)

  • Benjamín Vargas-Quesada

    (University of Granada
    CSIC, Unidad Asociada Grupo SCImago)

  • Carmen Sánchez

    (University of Alcalá)

Abstract

This paper shows the main lines of research concerning health and women, as registered in the Medline database, broken down into four 10-year periods: 1965–1974, 1975–1984, 1985–1994, and 1995–2005. The units of analysis used were the Medline “MeSH” major terms, processed by means of co-term analysis. For graphic representation, the social network approach was used, with pruning performed by Pathfinder Networks (PFNET), so as to concentrate the displays. Factor analysis was used to group the descriptors and identify the main lines of research involving health and women. The results show that research on Health and Women has increased and undergone significant changes over the past 40 years, yet such studies are not given due importance.

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  • M. Angeles Zulueta & Gisela Cantos-Mateos & Benjamín Vargas-Quesada & Carmen Sánchez, 2011. "Research involving women and health in the Medline database, 1965–2005: co-term analysis and visualization of main lines of research," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 88(3), pages 679-706, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:scient:v:88:y:2011:i:3:d:10.1007_s11192-011-0455-1
    DOI: 10.1007/s11192-011-0455-1
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