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Q1CMAJ Open
About CMAJ Open
CMAJ Open is a scholarly journal published by Canadian Medical Association. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 0.941 and H-index of 41.
Coverage: 2017-2023. Research categories: Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q1).
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Topics in published research
Primary Care and Health Outcomes; Global Cancer Incidence and Screening; Chronic Disease Management Strategies; Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues; Opioid Use Disorder Treatment; COVID-19 and healthcare impacts.
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Recent Research Articles
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Correction to “Amoxicillin oral provocation challenge in a primary care clinic: a descriptive analysis”
2025-03 · DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20250001Correction to “Validity of diagnoses of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Canadian administrative health data: a multiprovince, population-based cohort study”
2024-01 · DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20240002Correction to “Opioid-related emergency department visits and deaths after a harm-reduction intervention: a retrospective observational cohort time series analysis”
2024-01 · DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20240001Prescription ranitidine use and population exposure in 6 Canadian provinces, 1996 to 2019: a serial cross-sectional analysis
Adrian R. Levy, David Stock, J. Michael Paterson, Hala Tamim et al.
2023-11 · DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20220131The success of publicly funded rotavirus vaccine programs for preventing community- and hospital-acquired rotavirus infections in Canadian pediatric hospitals: an observational study
Nicole Le Saux, Julie Bettinger, Hennady P. Shulha, Manish Sadarangani et al.
2023-11 · DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20220245Budget impact analysis of adopting primary care–based case detection of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the Canadian general population
Rachael Mountain, Dexter Kim, Kate M. Johnson
2023-11 · DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20230023Association of patient sex with use of palliative care in Ontario, Canada: a population-based study
Kevin Gitau, Anjie Huang, Sarina R. Isenberg, Nathan Stall et al.
2023-11 · DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20220232Social determinants of access to timely elective surgery in Ontario, Canada: a cross-sectional population level study
Pieter de Jager, Dionne Aleman, Nancy Baxter, Chaim Bell et al.
2023-11 · DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20230001SARS-CoV-2 vaccination prevalence by mental health diagnosis: a population-based cross-sectional study in Ontario, Canada
Paul Kurdyak, Michael Lebenbaum, Aditi Patrikar, Laura Rivera et al.
2023-11 · DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20220210Prevalence of self-reported visual impairment among people in Canada with and without diabetes: findings from population-based surveys from 1994 to 2014
James H.B. Im, Graham E. Trope, Yvonne M. Buys, Peng Yan et al.
2023-11 · DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20220116Infants, children, youth and young adults with a serious illness in British Columbia: a population-based analysis using linked administrative data
Elisa Castro Noriega, Harold Siden, M. Ruth Lavergne
2023-11 · DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20220181Community-based screening and triage connecting First Nations children and youth to local supports: a cross-sectional study
Nancy L. Young, Marnie M. Anderson, Mary Jo Wabano, Trisha Trudeau et al.
2023-11 · DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20220119Racial disparities in COVID-19 vaccination in Canada: results from the cross-sectional Canadian Community Health Survey
Mireille Guay, Aubrey Maquiling, Ruoke Chen, Valérie Lavergne et al.
2023-11 · DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20230026Improving physician wellness through the Applied Mindfulness Program for Medical Personnel: findings from a prospective qualitative study
Elli Weisbaum, Nicholas Chadi, L. Trevor Young
2023-11 · DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20220252Neighbourhood deprivation, distance to nearest comprehensive stroke centre and access to endovascular thrombectomy for ischemic stroke: a population-based study
Matthew E. Eagles, Reed F. Beall, David Ben-Israel, John H. Wong et al.
2023-11 · DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20230046Family physician count and service provision in Ontario and Alberta between 2005/06 and 2017/18: a cross-sectional study
Terrence McDonald, Susan E. Schultz, Lee A. Green, Brendan Cord Lethebe et al.
2023-11 · DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20220201Population-based outpatient antimicrobial use in Newfoundland and Labrador: a retrospective descriptive study
Benjamin Edwards, Robert Wilson, Gerald McDonald, Peter Daley et al.
2023-11 · DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20220221Exploring paramedic care for First Nations in Alberta: a qualitative study
John G. Taplin, Lea Bill, Ian E. Blanchard, Cheryl M. Barnabe et al.
2023-11 · DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20230039Utilization of physician mental health services by birthing parents with young children during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based, repeated cross-sectional study
John S. Moin, Simone N. Vigod, Lesley Plumptre, Natalie Troke et al.
2023-11 · DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20220239Correction to “Continuity of physician care over the last year of life for different cause-of-death categories: a retrospective population-based study”
2023-11 · DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20230052Reviews
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