The Norwegian Medical Society ( Norwegian : Det norske medicinske Selskab , Latin : Societas Medica Norvegica ) is a medical organisation in Norway .
6-459: It has its roots in an informal group created in 1826, which subscribed to and shared foreign medical journals . In 1833 it was formally inaugurated as Lægeforeningen i Christiania , the physician's association in Christiania . The name Norwegian Medical Society was taken in 1847. From 1826 to 1837 it published Norway's first medical journal, Eyr , named after Eir . From 1840 to 1939 it published
12-723: The Annals of Internal Medicine . In 2009, the three highest-ranked general medical journals by impact factor were JAMA , The Lancet , and the New England Journal of Medicine . The BMJ ' s web editor, Tony Delamothe, has described the BMJ as a general medical journal. The Medical Journal of Australia is the only general medical journal in Australia, and the Canadian Medical Association Journal has been called
18-467: The New England Journal of Medicine , established in 1812. Specialty -specific medical journals were first introduced in the early 20th century. In 1999, Medscape launched Medscape General Medicine , which became the world's first online-only general medical journal. Journals that are recognized as general medical journals include The Lancet , the New England Journal of Medicine , and
24-681: The journal Norsk Magazin for Lægevidenskaben , and since 2004 the journal Michael Quarterly . It also hosts symposia and debates. This article about an organisation based in Norway is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Medical journal A medical journal is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that communicates medical information to physicians, other health professionals . Journals that cover many medical specialties are sometimes called general medical journals . The first medical journals were general medical journals. The first English-language general medical journal
30-489: The leading general medical journal in Canada. Richard Smith , the former editor of the medical journal the BMJ , has been critical of many of the aspects of modern-day medical journal publishing. Critics of medical publishing have argued that problems related to gaming of citation and authorship are prevalent in the field, as many authors did not actually contribute to the articles that their names are on, many contributors to
36-642: Was Medicina Curiosa , established in 1684, but it ceased publication after only two issues. The first medical journal to be published in the United Kingdom was Medical Essays and Observations , established in 1731 and published in Edinburgh ; the first to be published in the United States was The Medical Repository , established in 1797. Among the oldest general medical journals that are still in publication today are The Lancet , established in 1823, and
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