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ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2008

State-of-the-art of irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease research in 2008.

Lynne V McFarland

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Article in World journal of gastroenterology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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17citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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.

2 · The registry

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.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  4. Effectiveness of Non-Pharmacological Interventions for Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Systematic Review.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021
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  8. A new acupuncture method for management of irritable bowel syndrome: A randomized double blind clinical trial.Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · 2014
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  16. Complementary and alternative medicine for treatment of irritable bowel syndrome.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2009
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Lynne V McFarland

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are two of the leading causes of chronic intestinal conditions in the world. This issue of World Journal of Gastroenterology (WJG) presents a series of papers from world experts who discuss the current knowledge and opinions on these important conditions. Although great strides have been made in the diagnosis, treatment and pathology of IBS and IBD; much has yet to be explained. The etiologies and risk factors of these multifactorial conditions remain elusive. Specific diagnostic biomarkers need to be developed and safer treatments developed. The burden of IBS and IBD on the healthcare system is felt with repeated medical care visits and high costs. IBS and IBD patients can account for 30%-50% of office visits at gastroenterology services/clinics. Over one million people have IBD in the United States, with 30000 new cases being diagnosed every year. One-quarter million people in the UK are afflicted with IBD. The cost of medical care in the United States for IBD is estimated to be 1.8 billion dollars/year.

Indexed as

Inflammatory Bowel DiseasesIrritable Bowel SyndromeBiomedical ResearchChronic DiseaseCost of IllnessGastroenterologyHealth Care CostsHumansIncidenceRisk FactorsTreatment Outcome

Identifiers

PMID18461647
PMCPMC2709056

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