Written information for treating minor illness.

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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.

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

1. The effect of credibility-related design cues on responses to a web-based message about the breast cancer risks from alcohol: randomized controlled trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2009
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2. The effect of using an interactive booklet on childhood respiratory tract infections in consultations: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial in primary care.BMC family practice · 2008
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3. Self help smoking cessation in pregnancy: cluster randomised controlled trial.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2002
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4. Cough: are children really different to adults?Cough (London, England) · 2005
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5. Translating genetics leaflets into languages other than English: lessons from an assessment of Urdu materials.Journal of genetic counseling · 2004
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6. Identifying and managing patients at low risk of bowel cancer in general practice.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2003
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7. A qualitative study of patients' perceptions of acute infective conjunctivitis.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2003
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8. Written information for treating minor illness. Authors did not consider patients' view of information they received.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2001
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Corrections and comments

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  Written information for treating minor illness. Authors did not consider patients' view of information they received.2001
• Comment on
  Randomised controlled trial of self management leaflets and booklets for minor illness provided by post.2001
• Comment on
  Assessment of impact of information booklets on use of healthcare services: randomised controlled trial.2001

Authors and funding

1 author.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

Abstract

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