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Table 1 Journal advertising – Total pages and Pharmaceutical Ads (Pharmads)

From: Does pharmaceutical advertising affect journal publication about dietary supplements?

Journal

No. of issues reviewed

Average No. of Pages per issue

Average No. of All Ad pages per issue

Average No. Pharmads per issue

Percent Pharmad pages per issue

No. of Pharmads per Pages in Avg. issue

A

24

182.9

87.8

66.3

75.5

0.362

B

25

143.4

86.7

63.2

72.9

0.441

C

52

108.4

85.0

39.4

46.4

0.363

D

24

78.8

53.2

22.8

42.8

0.289

E

12

217.3

63.6

24.7

38.9

0.114

F

12

109

21.7

15.7

72.3

0.144

G

22

117.7

21.0

15.4

73.3

0.131

H

50

86.1

22.2

15.2

67.5

0.177

I

48

124.8

30.8

10.5

34.0

0.084

J

52

56.1

3.9

0.15

3.9

0.003

K

13

137.5

10.5

0.15

1.5

0.001

OVERALL AVERAGE for major medical journals

30.4

123.8

43.04

23.5

48.1

0.192

CAM journals

   

Pharmads (DS ads) per issue

Percent pharmads (DS ads)

 

L

6

79.2

8

0 (1.8)

0 (23)

0

M

7

103.7

5.7

0 (0)

0 (0)

0

N

9

104.1

24

0 (12.3)

0 (52)

0