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| Title |
Unproven Therapies for Diabetes and Their Implications
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Advances in Therapy, November 2016
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| DOI | 10.1007/s12325-016-0439-x |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Jothydev Kesavadev, Banshi Saboo, Shaukat Sadikot, Ashok Kumar Das, Shashank Joshi, Rajeev Chawla, Hemant Thacker, Arun Shankar, Lakshmy Ramachandran, Sanjay Kalra |
| Abstract |
Diabetes is a chronic disease and is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Being an ancient disease, many individuals follow complementary and alternative medicinal (CAM) therapies for either the cure or prevention of the disease. The popularity of these practices among the general public is in no way a testimony to their safety and efficacy. Due to the possibility of undesirable interactions with conventional medicines, it is imperative that patients are asked about CAM use during patient assessment. Patient- and physician-targeted awareness programs on various aspects of CAM use must be initiated to create a better understanding of evidence-based use of these practices. In addition, there should be guidelines in place based on clinical trial outcomes, and stricter regulations need to be enforced on CAM practices to ensure their safety and effectiveness. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 3 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| India | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 2 | 67% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 1 | 33% |
| Members of the public | 1 | 33% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 148 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 148 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 16 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 16 | 11% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 13 | 9% |
| Student > Master | 13 | 9% |
| Lecturer | 11 | 7% |
| Other | 29 | 20% |
| Unknown | 50 | 34% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 28 | 19% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 16 | 11% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 13 | 9% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 11 | 7% |
| Social Sciences | 6 | 4% |
| Other | 18 | 12% |
| Unknown | 56 | 38% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 5. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 27 May 2022.
All research outputs
#6,069,405
of 22,903,988 outputs
Outputs from Advances in Therapy
#498
of 2,357 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#110,218
of 415,686 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Advances in Therapy
#15
of 45 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 22,903,988 research outputs across all sources so far. This one has received more attention than most of these and is in the 73rd percentile.
So far Altmetric has tracked 2,357 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a little more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 7.3. This one has done well, scoring higher than 78% of its peers.
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We're also able to compare this research output to 45 others from the same source and published within six weeks on either side of this one. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 66% of its contemporaries.