ReviewMedical journal, Armed Forces India2022
Literature search: Simple rules for confronting the
Review in Medical journal, Armed Forces India, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled 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.
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.
Who cites it
8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Does the Use of a Sanitary Sheath During Artificial Insemination Improve Pregnancy Outcomes in Cattle? A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis.Reproduction in domestic animals = Zuchthygiene · 2026Pooled it
- Renin-Angiotensin System Role in Cardiovascular Effects of Plasticizers: A Systematic Review.Cardiovascular toxicology · 2025Pooled it
- Possible Signals of Ocular Disorders Associated with Gabapentinoids: A Three-Arm Study.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- A Technical Note on Bibliometric Analysis by Biblioshiny and VOSviewer.The Indian journal of radiology & imaging · 2026Review
- Economic evaluations of outpatient stroke rehabilitation models: a systematic review of evidence, methods, and gaps.EClinicalMedicine · 2026Article
- Tuberculosis Preceding Lung Cancer: A Contemporary Meta-Analysis Revealing a Critical Gap in Post-2020 Evidence.Cancers · 2026Review
- Concurrent Acute Appendicitis and Cholecystitis: A Systematic Literature Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- PICOT questions and search strategies formulation: A novel approach using artificial intelligence automation.Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing · 2025Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
3 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Literature search forms the foundation of most clinical decisions about patient management and is the starting point for all bedside/bench-side research. Despite being an essential tool in the armamentarium of all medical professionals and researchers, literature search remains a challenge, often resulting in frustration and waste of time (and resources). This article aims to provide a beginner's guide to information seekers for a step-wise approach to literature search on web-based databases.
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Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.