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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2018

Efficacy and Safety of Indigo Naturalis in Combination with Narrow-Band Ultraviolet B for Treatment of Pityriasis Rosea: A Meta-Analysis.

L Wang, Y N Xue, Z W Li, W Zhang, X P Ji, Z Fan, Y J Li

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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. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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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

0 citing papers in PubMed, 2 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

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

L WangDepartment of Scientific Research, The First Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7401-8906
Y N XueDepartment of Scientific Research, The First Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Z W LiDepartment of Scientific Research, The First Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, China.
W ZhangDepartment of Scientific Research, The First Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, China.
X P JiDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Z FanDepartment of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Y J LiDepartment of Scientific Research, The First Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4046-8199
Xi'an Medical University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pityriasis rosea (PR), a skin rash, causes substantial discomfort in patients. There is a lack of effective therapies for PR. A combination of ultraviolet irradiation and

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