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SynthesisRheumatology international2017

Vitamin D supplementation for the management of knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.

Salman Hussain, Ambrish Singh, Mohd Akhtar, Abul Kalam Najmi

Abstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Rheumatology international, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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26citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Salman HussainDivision of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmaceutical Medicine, Jamia Hamdard (Hamdard University), New Delhi, India.
Ambrish SinghCentre of Biotechnology, Anna University, Chennai, India.
Mohd AkhtarDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jamia Hamdard (Hamdard University), New Delhi, India.
Abul Kalam NajmiDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jamia Hamdard (Hamdard University), New Delhi, India. aknajmi@jamiahamdard.ac.in.
Jamia Hamdard · INAnna University, Chennai · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Conflicting evidence exists concerning the supplementation of vitamin D in knee osteoarthritis condition. This systematic literature review was done to explore the effects of vitamin D supplementation in the management of knee osteoarthritis. Electronic literature search was done in databases like PubMed

Indexed as

Dietary SupplementsAgedCholecalciferolErgocalciferolsFemaleHumansKnee JointMaleMiddle AgedOsteoarthritis, KneeRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeVitamin D DeficiencyCholecalciferolErgocalciferolsKnee osteoarthritisSystematic reviewVitamin DWOMAC

Identifiers

PMID28421358
OpenAlexW2606855526

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