The decline of basic science publications in major emergency medicine journals and research conferences

Abstract

A recent publication reported on the decline of basic science publications in major medical journals in the last 20 years, making reference to the growing disconnect between basic science and clinical medicine¹. Story Landis, former director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke also noted a striking decrease in grant applications for basic science projects in the same time period².In the 1980s and 90s, a number of emergency physicians commented on the importance of basic science research to the future of emergency medicine^3,4,5.

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