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ArticlePaediatric drugs2015

Better therapies for children: a worldwide search for needed human resources.

Stuart M MacLeod

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Article in Paediatric drugs, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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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

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Stuart M MacLeodChild & Family Research Institute, BC Children's Hospital, 950 West 28th Ave, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 4H4, Canada, smacleod@cfri.ca.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A point has been reached in the pursuit of optimal prescribing for infants, children and youth where global deficiencies in inter-professional communication are presenting a substantial barrier to progress. In an effort to remedy this situation, the International Alliance for Better Medicines for Children (IABMC) is seeking to create an international registry of engaged essential personnel. An open invitation is extended to all those who wish to partner with others in actively addressing the pressing global health challenge represented by gaps in the evidence base supporting safe and effective drug therapy for children of all ages. Respondents are invited to complete a brief survey at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/H3GKSHP .

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ChildDelivery of Health CareDrug TherapyHumans

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