Levels of Influence: Habituation and the Prevalence of Declared Conflicts of Interest

Conclusions:
Industry relationships were common in studies in NEJM and JBJS, but rare in Pediatrics. The high prevalence of conflicts of interest may weaken the meaning of declarations and undermine any bias-reducing effect intended by the disclosure system.

Source: JBJS - November 15, 2016 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Bernstein, J. R. H., Maliha, G., Ahn, J., Bernstein, J. Tags: The Orthopaedic Forum Source Type: research