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Table 1 "Down syndrome" and "Down's syndrome" in 116 medical publications.

From: Current use of medical eponyms – a need for global uniformity in scientific publications

 

American publications (n = 50)

European publications (n = 66)

*P value

 

Down syndrome

Down's syndrome

Down syndrome

Down's syndrome

 

Journal indexes

19(86.4)

3(13.6)

5(20.8)

19(79.2)

P < 0.001

Textbook indexes

21(75)

7(25)

9(21.4)

33(78.6)

P < 0.001

Both indexes

40(80)

10(20)

14(21.2)

52(78.8)

P < 0.001

  1. Values are numbers (percentages). This table excluded 2 Asian and 2 Australian publications.
  2. * χ2 test with Yates' correction