Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
If it takes a village to raise a child, it takes one to care for our ill as well. The more people get to know these “huddled masses,” the better our whole society will be. If they care for each other and see the ups and downs of people dealing with true medical illness, then maybe they'll start understanding what living and dying actually mean. Share this article on Twitter and Facebook. Access the links in EMN by reading this on our website or in our free iPad app, both available at www.EM-News.com.
Key findings
- If it takes a village to raise a child, it takes one to care for our ill as well.
- The more people get to know these “huddled masses,” the better our whole society will be.
- If they care for each other and see the ups and downs of people dealing with true medical illness, then maybe they'll start understanding what living and dying actually mean.
- Share this article on Twitter and Facebook.
- Access the links in EMN by reading this on our website or in our free iPad app, both available at www.EM-News.com.
Why it matters
This essay argues that communities should be involved in caring for people who are ill. It contains no findings on treating, curing, or preventing Alzheimer's disease.
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Study details
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 23/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it. We have no data on senior author's track record, so that was left out: it earned 22 of the 96 points we could judge it on, which is 23 out of 100.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Emergency Medicine News) |
| Journal's citation record | 0 / 4 | Emergency Medicine News: journal h-index 14 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 2 / 5 | 2017 — within 10 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 0 / 7 | Cited 0 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 0 / 5 | 0.0 citations a year over 11 year(s) since 2017 |
| Impact for its field and year | 0 / 6 | Cited 0.0× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 0 / 6 | No other study in this library cites it |
| Still being cited | 0 / 4 | Cited 0 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | — / 4 | Senior author's record not available — left out of this score |
| Institution's track record | 1 / 3 | Kaiser Permanente: institution h-index 732 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 0 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 1 institution(s) in 1 country — scores zero (affiliation lists can be incomplete) |
| Indexed in PubMed | 1 / 2 | Not in PubMed, but has a DOI |
| Free to read | 0 / 2 | Behind a paywall — scores zero |
| Points | 22 / 96 | Scored on 19 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 22 of the 96 points we could judge it on is 23 out of 100. |
| Total | 23 / 100 | — |
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APA 7th
Walker, G. S. (2017). Emergentology. Emergency Medicine News. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.eem.0000516450.22370.52
Vancouver
Walker GS. Emergentology. Emergency Medicine News. 2017. doi:10.1097/01.eem.0000516450.22370.52.
BibTeX
@article{walker2017-5e821e07,
author = {Walker, Graham S.},
title = {{Emergentology}},
journal = {Emergency Medicine News},
year = {2017},
doi = {10.1097/01.eem.0000516450.22370.52},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1097/01.eem.0000516450.22370.52}
}