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ReviewEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2021

The Effects of

Wenjuan Shen, Bao Jin, Yaguang Han, Hongwei Wang, Huan Jiang, Linlin Zhu, Mei Han, Jiao Zhang, Yang Zhang

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Review in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 18% 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

4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Exploring the molecular targets and mechanism ofAnnals of translational medicine · 2023
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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

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wenjuan ShenDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, First Affiliated Hospital, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150040, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6193-825X
Bao JinDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150040, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3522-136X
Yaguang HanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, First Affiliated Hospital, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150040, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3861-3358
Hongwei WangDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150040, China.
Huan JiangDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150040, China.
Linlin ZhuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150040, China.
Mei HanCentre for Evidence-Based Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
Jiao ZhangDepartment of National Physician Hall, Second Affiliated Hospital, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150009, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9283-3047
Yang ZhangDepartment of Internal Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150040, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9983-0263
Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivePolycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age. As a traditional medicine,

methodsWe conducted searches in PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library, the China National Knowledge Infrastructure, the Wanfang Database, the Chinese Scientific Journal Database, and the Chinese BioMedical database from inception to December 23, 2020, to identify studies that met the inclusion criteria. The quality of the evidence was estimated using the Cochrane Reviewer Handbook 5.0.0, and the meta-analysis was performed using RevMan 5.3.5 software.

resultsSix randomized controlled trials (RCTs) involving 390 patients with PCOS were included. The studies suggested that

conclusionThe current studies indicate that

Identifiers

PMID34055030
PMCPMC8143891
OpenAlexW3163148710

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