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ArticleMedicine2018

Chinese herbal medicine for recurrent aphthous stomatitis: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.

Ying Zhang, Kwan-Him Ng, Chih-Yu Kuo, Dong-Jie Wu

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Article in Medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Ying ZhangDepartment of Geriatrics, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
Kwan-Him NgSchool of Chinese Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.
Chih-Yu KuoLONGHUA Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai.
Dong-Jie WuGraduate School, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou.
Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNThe Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University · CNUniversity of Hong Kong · HKZhejiang Chinese Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRecurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is the most frequent form of oral ulceration, characterized by recurrent oral mucosal ulceration in an otherwise healthy individual. This study was designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Chinese herbal medicine for recurrent aphthous stomatitis.

methodsFive databases will be searched from inception to date, including PubMed, Cochrane Library, EMBASE,CNKI, and CBM. The researchers will comprehensively screen clinical randomized trials of Chinese herbal medicine for recurrent aphthous stomatitis. The review will be conducted by 2 independent authors without time and language limitation. The risk of bias will be assessed by the Cochrane risk of bias tool.

resultsEthical approval is not required because this study is based on published papers. After peer-review, the study will be disseminated in scientific journals and conferences.

conclusionThis systematic review will provide evidence for the efficacy and safety of Chinese medicine for recurrent aphthous stomatitis. PROSPERO REGISTRATION: CRD42018111955.

Indexed as

Drugs, Chinese HerbalOral UlcerStomatitis, AphthousHumansMeta-Analysis as TopicOutcome Assessment, Health CareRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRecurrenceSystematic Reviews as TopicTreatment OutcomeDrugs, Chinese Herbal

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PMID30558077
PMCPMC6320145
OpenAlexW2903821984

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