University of Texas: Commercial Payments Linked to Biased Articles in Medical Journals
July 28, 2020
July 28, 2020
AUSTIN, Texas, July 28 -- The University of Texas issued the following news release:
Scientists have long been concerned that the common practice of medical journals accepting commercial payments from pharmaceutical companies may lead to pro-industry bias in published articles. According to new research at The University of Texas at Austin, scientists were right to be concerned, but they were focusing on the wrong type of payments.
In a new article published by PLOS ONE . . .
Scientists have long been concerned that the common practice of medical journals accepting commercial payments from pharmaceutical companies may lead to pro-industry bias in published articles. According to new research at The University of Texas at Austin, scientists were right to be concerned, but they were focusing on the wrong type of payments.
In a new article published by PLOS ONE . . .