Author’s specialty and conflicts of interest contribute to conflicting guidelines for screening mammography

OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between guideline panel members' conflicts of interest and guideline recommendations on screening mammography in asymptomatic, average-risk women aged 40-49 years. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: We searched the National Guideline Clearinghouse and MEDLINE for relevant guidelines published between January 2005 and June 2011. We examined the disclosures and specialties of the lead and secondary authors of these …