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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2021

Evaluation of the Antidiarrheal and Antioxidant Effects of Some Chewing Sticks Commonly Used for Oral Hygiene in Ghana.

Edward Ken Essuman, Adjoa Agyemang Boakye, Clement Okraku Tettey, Gaston Hunkpe, Nii Korley Kortei, Henrietta Kwansa-Bentum, Sayanika Davi Waikhom, Enoch Aninagyei

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Article 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 1 paper.

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0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 20% 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

1 citing paper in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Edward Ken EssumanDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1782-3842
Adjoa Agyemang BoakyeDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana.
Clement Okraku TetteyDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8182-6773
Gaston HunkpeDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana.
Nii Korley KorteiDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8863-4694
Henrietta Kwansa-BentumDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana.
Sayanika Davi WaikhomDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana.
Enoch AninagyeiDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6489-167X
University of Health and Allied Sciences · GH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microbial etiology of diarrhea is a significant cause of death, especially in children in developing countries. The presence of microbes that are resistant to current treatment options for diarrhea suggests the need to find newer antimicrobial agents for treatment. Therefore, this study focused on investigating the antimicrobial effect of some Ghanaian chewing sticks commonly used for oral hygiene,

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PMID34650615
PMCPMC8510806
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