Pharmaceutical industry sponsorship and research outcome and quality: systematic review

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Authors

Lisa A Bero · University of California, San Francisco

Benjamin Djulbegovic · University of South Florida

Otavio Clark · Agronomical Institute of Campinas

Abstract

Systematic bias favours products which are made by the company funding the research. Explanations include the selection of an inappropriate comparator to the product being investigated and publication bias.

Topics & Keywords

Pharmaceutical industry and healthcare Meta-analysis and systematic reviews Health and Medical Research Impacts

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: BMJ

Volume 326, Issue 7400, pp. 1167-1170

DOI: 10.1136/bmj.326.7400.1167

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