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ArticleBiomedical reports2018

Evaluation of the efficacy of

Xiaofeng Wang, Wei Wang, Wei Li, Zhiduo Niu, Qing Wang, Dianwen Zhang, Hui Li, Jincheng Wang

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Article in Biomedical reports, 2018. 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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2citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact, top 99% of its field
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, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Xiaofeng WangDepartment of Stomatology, China Japan Union Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 13033, P.R. China.
Wei WangDepartment of Stomatology, China Japan Union Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 13033, P.R. China.
Wei LiAcademy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changchun, Jilin 130021, P.R. China.
Zhiduo NiuAcademy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changchun, Jilin 130021, P.R. China.
Qing WangAcademy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changchun, Jilin 130021, P.R. China.
Dianwen ZhangAcademy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changchun, Jilin 130021, P.R. China.
Hui LiDepartment of Stomatology, China Japan Union Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 13033, P.R. China.
Jincheng WangOrthopedic Department, Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130041, P.R. China.
Jilin Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNUnion Hospital · CNJilin University · CNSecond Affiliated Hospital of Jilin University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Local drug delivery systems have been proposed for the treatment of periodontitis, and

Indexed as

anti-inflammatory activityantinociceptive activityexperimental periodontitisHylotelephium purpureum gel

Identifiers

PMID29541459
PMCPMC5838309
OpenAlexW2788358909

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