Evidence map›Paper›PMID 20493338›Full record

ReviewPrimary care2010

Common respiratory diseases.

David Kilgore, Wadie Najm

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In one paragraph

Review in Primary care, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
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

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Article
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

2 authors.

David KilgoreDepartment of Family Medicine, Irvine School of Medicine, University of California, 101 The City Drive South, Building 200, Suite 512, Irvine, Orange, CA 92868, USA.
Wadie Najm

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The self-medication phenomenon in upper respiratory tract infections, rhinosinusitis, asthma, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are significant and will continue to increase. Current level of evidence is poor because of the small number of good quality studies, small sample size, short duration, and variation in the composition of the herbal interventions or therapies. The current review points to several potential therapies that could be effective either alone, or as adjuncts to conventional therapies.

Indexed as

Complementary TherapiesAsthmaCommon ColdDietary SupplementsHumansPhytotherapyPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveRespiratory Tract DiseasesRhinitisRhinitis, Allergic, PerennialRhinitis, Allergic, SeasonalSinusitis

Identifiers

PMID20493338
PMCPMC7119334

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Registered trials

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