| Title |
Homeopathic Oscillococcinum® for preventing and treating influenza and influenza-like illness
|
|---|---|
| Published in |
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, January 2015
|
| DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd001957.pub6 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Robert T Mathie, Joyce Frye, Peter Fisher |
| Abstract |
Influenza is a highly infectious viral disease that is particularly common in the winter months. Oscillococcinum(®) is a patented homeopathic medicine that is made from a 1% solution of wild duck heart and liver extract, which is then serially diluted 200 times with water and alcohol. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 28 | 20% |
| United States | 7 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 6 | 4% |
| France | 4 | 3% |
| Netherlands | 3 | 2% |
| Ireland | 2 | 1% |
| Australia | 2 | 1% |
| Colombia | 2 | 1% |
| Israel | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 13 | 9% |
| Unknown | 71 | 51% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 119 | 86% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 12 | 9% |
| Scientists | 6 | 4% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 1% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 284 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 51 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 31 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 27 | 9% |
| Researcher | 26 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 17 | 6% |
| Other | 39 | 14% |
| Unknown | 95 | 33% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 87 | 30% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 31 | 11% |
| Psychology | 14 | 5% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 13 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 10 | 3% |
| Other | 32 | 11% |
| Unknown | 99 | 35% |
Attention Score in Context
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#131,600
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#1,482
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#6
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