Table 2 Overall description of the articles selected for the review
From: A systematic review of social, economic and diplomatic aspects of short-term medical missions
Relation to the systematic review question areas | Total | Used in prior category(ies) | Unique |
|---|---|---|---|
1. Volunteerism, altruism and philanthropy | 1 | - | 1 |
2. Professional professionalization | |||
a. Professionalization | 5 | - | 5 |
b. Guidelines | 14 | 1 | 13 |
c. Organization – “How To” | 9 | - | 9 |
3. Analysis of market forces | 1 | - | 1 |
4. Expenditures for STMMs | 10 | 2 | 8 |
5. Spill-over effects | 4 | - | 4 |
Year of publication | |||
1. 1947-1980 | - | ||
2. 1981-2000 | 3 | ||
3. 2001-2005 | 6 | ||
4. 2006-2010 | 14 | ||
5. 2011-2014 | 18 | ||
Journal origin | |||
1. USA | 36 | ||
2. Netherlands | 1 | ||
3. Canada | 1 | ||
4. International or nationality indeterminate | 3 | ||
Type of manuscript | |||
1. Journal article | 37 | ||
2. Editorial or letter | 4 | ||
Peer review | |||
1. Refereed | 37 | ||
2. Non-refereed | 4 | ||
Discipline of journal | |||
1. Craniofacial / plastic surgery | 12 | ||
2. General surgery | 9 | ||
3. General medical | 5 | ||
4. Health science/ public health | 5 | ||
5. Orthopedics | 3 | ||
6. Dermatology | 3 | ||
7. Anesthesiology | 2 | ||
8. Pediatric medical | 1 | ||
9. Economics | 1 |