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| Title |
Burden of cancer in Malawi; common types, incidence and trends: National population-based cancer registry
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Research Notes, March 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1756-0500-5-149 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Kelias Phiri Msyamboza, Charles Dzamalala, Catherine Mdokwe, Steve Kamiza, Marshal Lemerani, Titha Dzowela, Damson Kathyola |
| Abstract |
Cancer is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide with a majority of cases and deaths occurring in developing countries. While cancer of the lung, breast, colorectum, stomach and prostate are the most common types of cancer globally, in east and southern Africa these are less common and comprehensive data to inform policies are lacking. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 3 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 3 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Scientists | 1 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 257 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | <1% |
| Jamaica | 1 | <1% |
| Kenya | 1 | <1% |
| Malawi | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 252 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 45 | 18% |
| Researcher | 34 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 30 | 12% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 16 | 6% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 4% |
| Other | 37 | 14% |
| Unknown | 85 | 33% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 85 | 33% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 24 | 9% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 14 | 5% |
| Social Sciences | 10 | 4% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 7 | 3% |
| Other | 23 | 9% |
| Unknown | 94 | 37% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 23 May 2018.
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#13,299,519
of 22,689,790 outputs
Outputs from BMC Research Notes
#1,655
of 4,254 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#88,461
of 158,054 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Research Notes
#21
of 47 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 22,689,790 research outputs across all sources so far. This one is in the 41st percentile – i.e., 41% of other outputs scored the same or lower than it.
So far Altmetric has tracked 4,254 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a little more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 5.5. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 60% of its peers.
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We're also able to compare this research output to 47 others from the same source and published within six weeks on either side of this one. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 55% of its contemporaries.