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ArticleBMJ (Clinical research ed.)1999

Commentary: socioeconomic position should be measured accurately.

Y Ben-Shlomo, G D Smith

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Article in BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 1999. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Prevalence of breastfeeding at four months in general practices in south London.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2001
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  4. How much does self-reported health status, measured by the SF-36, vary between electoral wards with different Jarman and Townsend scores?The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2000
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  5. Article
  6. Postcodes don't indicate individuals' social class.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 1999
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Y Ben-Shlomo
G D Smith

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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Indexed as

Socioeconomic FactorsHumansPoverty AreasSensitivity and SpecificitySocial ClassUnited Kingdom

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PMID10223795

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