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ArticleClinical reviews in bone and mineral metabolism2011

Mechanisms of Stone Formation.

Vishal N Ratkalkar, Jack G Kleinman

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Article in Clinical reviews in bone and mineral metabolism, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 72 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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72citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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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

72 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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12 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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.

Vishal N RatkalkarDivision of Nephrology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226 And The Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI 53295.
Jack G Kleinman

Funding

Prevention of Kidney Stone Crystal RetentionR01DK074741 · NIDDK · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI KLEINMAN, JACK G · 2007 to 2010
$924k
RENAL CRYSTAL GROWTH INHIBITOR PROTEINSR01DK048504 · NIDDK · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI KLEINMAN, JACK G · 1995 to 2002
$385k
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK048504NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK074741
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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Identifiers

PMID22229020
PMCPMC3252394

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