PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Almaghlouth, Ibrahim
AU  - Islam, Tahera
AU  - Alamro, Nurah
AU  - Alsultan, Abdulrahman
AU  - Alfadda, Assim
AU  - Al-muhsen, Saleh
AU  - Almasry, Abeer
AU  - Almadi, Majid A.
AU  - Hersi, Ahmad
AU  - BaHammam, Ahmed
TI  - Mapping COVID-19 related research from Saudi Arabia, a scoping review
AID  - 10.15537/smj.2020.8.25163
DP  - 2020 Aug 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 791--801
VI  - 41
IP  - 8
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/41/8/791.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/41/8/791.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2020 Aug 01; 41
AB  - Objectives: To map research production by Saudi-affiliated investigators in order to identify areas of strength and weakness.Method: We followed the Arksey and O’Malley (2005) framework. Medline and Cochrane databases were searched with a focus on identifying articles related to COVID-19 and Saudi Arabia following the PRISMA protocol. The study was conducted at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia between March and May 2020.Results: A total of 53 articles were ultimately included. Most of the research production from Saudi Arabia was opinion and narrative reviews related to the clinicopathological features of COVID-19 as well as control and prevention of virus spread.Conclusion: The results of this scoping review identify a relative deficiency in original research, which requires further investigation.