The ''Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association'' ( no, Tidsskrift for den Norske Legeforening) is a biweekly

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published by the

Norwegian Medical Association The Norwegian Medical Association ( no, Den norske lægeforening (1886–2008), spelled ''Den norske legeforening'' since 2008) is the main Norwegian medical association and trade union, and was founded in 1886. It has 32 555 members (as of 2016) o ...

. It was established in 1881, five years before the

( no, Den norske lægeforening, since 2008 Den norske legeforeningen) was established, as the ''Tidsskrift for praktisk Medicin''. The journal changed names in 1888 to ''Organ for Den norske lægeforening'' before obtaining its current name in 1890 (until 2008 spelled as ''Tidsskrift for Den norske lægeforening''). It includes research and review articles, news stories, and debates about professional issues and education, as well as discussion of medical education. The journal has been indexed by

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, and

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since 1965. Besides the medical articles, the main content of the journal are news and debate articles. The journal accepts advertising for prescription drugs that cannot be legally advertised to the general public. It also includes advertisements for specialist practices and private hospitals. The

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from 2002 to 2015 was Charlotte Haug, and since then Are Brean.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Journal Of The Norwegian Medical Association Norwegian-language journals Publications established in 1881 General medical journals Biweekly journals 1881 establishments in Norway