Country-based analysis of COVID-19 publications in the first few months of the pandemic
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Tokgöz Akyil, F., Saygili, E., Arikan, H., Akyil, M., Karadogan, D. (2021). Country-based analysis of COVID-19 publications in the first few months of the pandemic. Population Medicine, 3, 15. https://doi.org/10.18332/popmed/136032Özet
Dear Editor,
Assisted by the advanced technology and trade, the novel
coronavirus has swiftly diffused around the globe. In a matter
of few months, by March 2020, the world was faced with a
pandemic1
. The fatality rates have varied within a wide band
according to countries. Hospital capacities have been tested
severely as SARS-CoV-2 spread at unprecedented rates,
causing COVID-19 patients to need heavy hospitalization and
intensive care. In almost all countries, lockdowns have led
to economic and psychological problems. The urgency and
global scope of the pandemic created a lacuna to be filled by
national and international information sharing. Almost all
scientific journals have prioritized COVID-19 and published
additional issues to share the knowledge and experience
on COVID-19. The need for inter-disciplinary and multidisciplinary collaboration required a prompt adaptation of
academics to the crisis management.