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ReviewIndian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology2020

Biomedical research in developing countries: Opportunities, methods, and challenges.

M Masudur Rahman, Uday C Ghoshal, Krish Ragunath, Gareth Jenkins, Mesbahur Rahman, Cathryn Edwards, Mahmud Hasan, Simon D Taylor-Robinson

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Review in Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
27citing papers in PubMed
6.5field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

27 citing papers in PubMed, 76 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 7 institutions in 4 countries.

M Masudur RahmanDepartment of Gastroenterology, Sheikh Russel National Gastroliver Institute and Hospital, Dhaka, 1212, Bangladesh. drmasud47@yahoo.com.ORCID 0000-0002-9713-2223
Uday C GhoshalDepartment of Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, 226 014, India.
Krish RagunathCurtin University Medical School, Royal Perth Hospital, Victoria Square, Perth, WA, 6000, Australia.
Gareth JenkinsSwansea University Medical School, Institute of Life Science 1, Singleton Campus, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK.
Mesbahur RahmanDepartment of Gastroenterology, House G, Morriston Hospital, Swansea Bay University Health Board, Swansea, SA6 6LN, UK.
Cathryn EdwardsBritish Society of Gastroenterology, London, UK.
Mahmud HasanBangladesh Gastroenterology Society, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Simon D Taylor-RobinsonDepartment of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London, SW7 2BU, UK.
Swansea Bay University Health Board · GBBiomedical Research Foundation · BDBritish Society for Haematology · GBCurtin University · AUImperial College London · GBSanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences · INSwansea University · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Health research is essential for improving global health, health equity, and economic development. There are vast differences in the disease burden, research budget allocation, and scientific publications between the developed and the low-middle-income countries, which are the homes of 85% of the world's population. There are multiple challenges, as well as opportunities for health research in developing countries. One of the primary reasons for reduced research output from the developing countries is the lack of research capacity. Many developing countries are striving to build their research capacity. They are trying to understand their needs and goals to solve their fundamental health problems, but the opportunity for research education and training remains low. The first joint research meeting of the Bangladesh Gastroenterology Society and the British Society of Gastroenterology took place in February 2020 at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University in Dhaka, Bangladesh, aimed at providing an overview of medical research for young, aspiring medical researchers. This review article provides an outline of the research day and covers a number of useful topics. This review aims to provide a basic guide for early career researchers, both within the field of gastroenterology and, more generally, to all spheres of medical research.

Indexed as

Biomedical ResearchGastroenterologyBangladeshDeveloping CountriesHumansNeoplasmsBiomedical researchBiostatisticsChallengesDeveloping countryHealth researchResearch

Identifiers

PMID32607962
PMCPMC7325473
OpenAlexW3038391582

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Registered trials

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