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Table 1 Number of articles excluded on the basis of different reasons

From: News coverage of drug development: implications for the conveyance of health information

Reason

Number of articles

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Articles reporting mainly the general progress and/or direction of drug development and biomedical research

453

42

Articles reporting mainly the development and achievement of a drug company or institution

281

13

Articles reporting mainly political issues

985

64

Articles reporting mainly the investment and market dynamics in drug development

847

88

Articles reporting mainly treatment development in which drugs are not the focus

59

13

Articles reporting mainly the story of a person

43

2

Articles reporting mainly the general understanding of a disease

10

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