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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

50 citing papers in PubMed, 22 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

1. Prevalence of anxiety and depression in adults who are high users of healthcare services and magnitude of associated costs: a systematic review.BMJ open · 2026
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2. Adult Organophosphate and Carbamate Insecticide Exposure and Sperm Concentration: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Epidemiological Evidence.Environmental health perspectives · 2023
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3. Pharmacological interventions for people with borderline personality disorder.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022
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4. Should clinical automated perimetry be considered for routine functional assessment of early/intermediate age-related macular degeneration (AMD)? A systematic review of current literature.Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) · 2022
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5. Effectiveness of probiotics and synbiotics in reducing duration of acute infectious diarrhea in pediatric patients in developed countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of pediatrics · 2021
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6. Efficacy of Functional Foods, Beverages, and Supplements Claiming to Alleviate Air Travel Symptoms: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2021
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7. Comparisons of exacerbations and mortality among regular inhaled therapies for patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis.PLoS medicine · 2019
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8. Buffered solutions versus 0.9% saline for resuscitation in critically ill adults and children.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019
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9. Oral H1 antihistamines as 'add-on' therapy to topical treatment for eczema.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019
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10. Systematic review of community health impacts of mountaintop removal mining.Environment international · 2017
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11. Antiplatelet pretreatment and outcomes in intravenous thrombolysis for stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of neurology · 2017
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12. The pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents: A systematic review with network meta-analyses of randomised trials.PloS one · 2017
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13. Amphetamines for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016
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14. Relationship between Research Outcomes and Risk of Bias, Study Sponsorship, and Author Financial Conflicts of Interest in Reviews of the Effects of Artificially Sweetened Beverages on Weight Outcomes: A Systematic Review of Reviews.PloS one · 2016
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15. Methylphenidate for children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2015
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16. Systemic antibiotics for treating diabetic foot infections.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2015
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17. Interventions for rosacea.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2015
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18. The Effect of Disease Modifying Therapies on Disease Progression in Patients with Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.PloS one · 2015
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19. The effect of disease modifying therapies on brain atrophy in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2015
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20. The Navigation Guide - evidence-based medicine meets environmental health: integration of animal and human evidence for PFOA effects on fetal growth.Environmental health perspectives · 2014
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Corrections and comments

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Authors and funding

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Funding

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Abstract

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