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ArticleSaudi journal of biological sciences2020

Chemokines and their association with body mass index among healthy Saudis.

Steve Harakeh, Gauthaman Kalamegam, Peter N Pushparaj, Ahmed Al-Hejin, Sulaiman M Alfadul, Turki Al Amri, Salah Barnawi, Hadeel Al Sadoun, Ahmed A Mirza, Esam Azhar

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Article in Saudi journal of biological sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 19% 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

19 citing papers in PubMed, 26 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

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Steve HarakehSpecial Infectious Agents Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Gauthaman KalamegamCenter of Excellence in Genomic Medicine Research, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Peter N PushparajCenter of Excellence in Genomic Medicine Research, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmed Al-HejinDepartment of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Sulaiman M AlfadulKing Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, P.O Box 6086, Riyadh 11442, Saudi Arabia.
Turki Al AmriFamily and Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine-Rabigh Branch, KAU, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Salah BarnawiSpecial Infectious Agents Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Hadeel Al SadounDepartment of Laboratory Medical Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmed A MirzaDepartment of Laboratory Medical Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia.
Esam AzharSpecial Infectious Agents Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
King Abdulaziz University · SAJeddah University · SAKing Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology · SA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Obesity is a chronic disorder that is associated with body mass index (BMI) of greater or equal to 30 kg/m

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Body mass indexChemokinesMultiplex assayObesitySaudi Arabia

Identifiers

PMID31889810
PMCPMC6933256
OpenAlexW2924583389

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