Journal article
Association between industry funding and statistically significant pro-industry findings in medical and surgical randomized trials.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Conflicting reports exist in the medical literature regarding the association between industry funding and published research findings. In this study, we examine the association between industry funding and the statistical significance of results in recently published medical and surgical trials.
METHODS: We examined a consecutive series of 332 randomized trials published between January 1999 and June 2001 in 8 leading surgical …
Authors
Bhandari M; Busse JW; Jackowski D; Montori VM; Schünemann H; Sprague S; Mears D; Schemitsch EH; Heels-Ansdell D; Devereaux PJ
Journal
Canadian Medical Association Journal, Vol. 170, No. 4, pp. 477–480
Publication Date
February 17, 2004
ISSN
0820-3946