Table 1.
Number of citations identified in the systematic search during each step of the study. Numbers are provided for both analysts performing the work (JCH and JTS). The overlap is the number of citations that were the same between the two analysts
| Step | JCH | Overlap | JTS | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Medline (paracetamol + infant) | 3096 | |||
| 2. Safety claim, first step | 310 | 193 | 350 | 467 |
| 3. Safety claim, second step | 189 | 144 (53*) | 189 | 234 |
| 4. Safety claim, final | 173 | 128 (37*) | 173 | 218 |
| 5. Sources attributed to safety claim | 103 | |||
| 6A. Sources with experiments supporting safety claim | 36 | |||
| 6B. Safety claim, not cited as a source, with experiments supporting safety claim | 16 |
*Numbers in parentheses indicated the number of citations in which both analysts identified the same citation, but not the same source or sources as the authority for claims of safety.