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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2018

Antidiarrheal Activity of 80% Methanolic Leaf Extract of

Belay Mekonnen, Assefa Belay Asrie, Zewdu Birhanu Wubneh

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.

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37citing papers in PubMed
5.6field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

37 citing papers in PubMed, 65 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Belay MekonnenHospital Pharmacy, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0002-9914-7963
Assefa Belay AsrieDepartment of Pharmacology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0001-5935-643X
Zewdu Birhanu WubnehDepartment of Pharmacology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0002-8187-6199
University of Gondar · ET

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDiarrhea is one of the leading causes of preventable death in developing countries and mainly affects children and infants. It has been reported that the leaf of

methodThe 80% methanolic leaf extract of

resultsSignificant reduction (

conclusionIn conclusion, the methanolic leaf extract of

Identifiers

PMID29541140
PMCPMC5818970
OpenAlexW2792391520

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