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GARCIA MARTINEZ, Alfredo; MARTINEZ BRITO, Isabel; OJEDA CABRERA, Angela  e  RIVERO LLOP, Martha Lidia. Publications of Cuban authors on dental caries, period 2012-2015. Abibliometric approach. Rev.Med.Electrón. [online]. 2016, vol.38, n.5, pp. 666-676. ISSN 1684-1824.

Background: the epidemiologic analysis of dental caries as health problem has been approached according to several variables of the health-disease process, but the bibliometric approach is a study and  reference method because of its valuable contributions to this disease  knowledge. Objective: carrying out a bibliometric study of Cuban authors publishing on dental caries during the years 2012-2015. Materials and methods: descriptive-type bibliometric study, with temporal analysis and retrospective character. The studied variables were: publication, publication year, journals and books, place of publication, article's typology, age groups recommended by WHO, number of authors and behaviour of bibliographic references. Outcomes:  2013 was the year with more scientific production (37.9 %). The journals with more publications on dental caries were   Gaceta  Médica Espirituana, Revista Cubana de Estomatología, MEDISAN  and Revista Médica Electrónica (10,8 %); original articles represented 75.7 % and the province with higher number of publications was La Habana (17.9 %). Multiple authorship represented 32.4 % and Price  index got the higher percent in the year 2015 (46.8 %). Conclusions: 37 publications of Cuban authors on dental caries were  reviewed in the period 2012-2015, most of them published in 2013.The journals with bigger number of publications were Gaceta Médica  Espirituana, Revista Cubana de Estomatología, MEDISAN and Revista  Médica Electrónica.  Original articles prevailed, mainly in La Habana; multiple authorship was in the first place and the Price index got higher value in 2015.

Palavras-chave : bibliometry; scientific production; dental caries.

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