ArticleLancet (London, England)1971
The inverse care law.
Article in Lancet (London, England), 1971. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1,120 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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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.
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Who cites it
1,120 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Improving Acceptability of mHealth Apps-The Use of the Technology Acceptance Model to Assess the Acceptability of mHealth Apps: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- What are the functionalities and features of mobile health record apps supporting persons experiencing social exclusion? A systematic literature review.Frontiers in digital health · 2025Pooled it
- Analysis of glycaemic control and treatment satisfaction with a connected smart pen cap in adults with type 1 diabetes: a randomised, open-label, parallel-group trial.Diabetologia · 2026Trial
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- Investigating a novel population health management system to increase access to healthcare for children: a nested cross-sectional study within a cluster randomised controlled trial.BMJ quality & safety · 2024Trial
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Abstract
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