The readers of the Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde
Lagerwij, E.W.
Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Geneeskunde 137(8): 402-404
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0028-2162 PMID: 8446197 Document Number: 405440
In order to establish the reach, the reading frequency and the appreciation of the Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde, a telephone inquiry was conducted among a random sample of specialists, general practitioners, registrars and pharmacists in the Netherlands. The response amounted to 81.5% (n = 1515). Of the respondents, 94% received the Journal, and two-thirds read it every week. Eight out of ten saved the Journal, five even all volumes. The reading frequency varied greatly from one section to another. Of those who read the Journal at all, 74% always or often read the clinical lesson and 6% the original articles. Although, due to increasing specialization (in width and in depth), it is becoming increasingly difficult to satisfy all readers, the appreciation of the articles is high.