Medical Journals
Medical journals are publications that report medical information to physicians and other health professionals.
In the past, these journals were available only in print. With the development of electronic publishing, many medical journals now have Web sites on the Internet, and some journals publish only online. A few medical journals, like the Journal of the American Medical Association, are considered general medical journals because they cover many fields of medicine. Most medical journals are specialty journals that focus on a particular area of medicine.
Medical journals publish many types of articles. Research articles report the results of research studies on a range of topics varying from the basic mechanisms of diseases to clinical trials that compare outcomes of different treatments. Review articles summarize and analyze the information available on a specific topic based on a careful search of the medical literature. Because the results of individual research studies can be affected by many factors, combining results from different studies on the same topic can be helpful in reaching conclusions about the scientific evidence for preventing，diagnosing or treating a particular disease.1 Case conferences and case reports may be published in medical journals to educate physicians about particular illnesses and how to treat them. Editorials in medical journals are short essays that express the views of the authors，often regarding a research or review article published in the same issue. Editorials provide perspective on how the current article fits with other information on the same topic. Letters to the editor provide a way for readers of the medical journal to express comments，questions or criticisms about articles published in that journal.
词汇：
professional /prs'fejQnl/ n. 入员 specialty /'spejalti/ n. f 业
online /^n'lain/ adv.联机地,联线地 summarize /丨SAm3丨raiz/ vt.总结，概述
注释：
1. Because the results of individual research studies can be affected by many factors, combining results from different studies on the same topic can be helpful in reaching conclusions about the scientific evidence for preventing, diagnosing or treating a particular disease.由于个体研究的
结果可能受很多因素的影响，因此将有关同一题目的不同研究的结果汇总起来，可能有助于 得出有关预防、诊断或是治疗某一疾病所需的科学证据的结论。
练习：
1. The main readers of medical journals are
A the general public. B health professionals.
C medical critics. D news reporters.
2. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A Many medical journals also publish online.
B A few medical journals are general medical journals. G Most medical journals publish only online.
D Most medical journals are specialty journals.
How many major types of articles are mentioned in the passage?
A Five. B Seven. C Four. D Six.
An article dealing with results from different studies on the same topic is called
A a research article. B a review article.
C a case report. D an editorial.
Letters to the editor enable readers of a medical journal to express comments on
A any medical event. B articles published in the same issue.
C articles published in that journal. D medical development.
答案与题解：
1. B从文i的第一段可以得知，医学杂志主要向医生和其他医务人员提供医学信息。
2. C从文章第二段可以得知，许多医学杂志既有铅印版，也有网络版;部分医学杂志则只有网 络版。大部分医学杂志都是专业杂志，只有少数医学杂志被认为是普通医学杂志。
3. A文章的第三段提到了五大类型的文章，即科研论文、综述文章、病例会诊和病理报告、社 论与读者来信o
4. B从文章第 1段可以得知,将有关同一题目的不同研究的结果加以归纳与分析的文章被称 为综述文章。
5. C从文章第三段的最后一句话可以得知，读者来信主要涉及读者对本医学杂志刊载的文章 所进行的评论等。
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