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. 2007 Mar;117(3):509-10.
doi: 10.1172/JCI31565.

Halfway there: the struggle to manage conflicts of interest

Arthur L Caplan  1
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Halfway there: the struggle to manage conflicts of interest

Arthur L Caplan. J Clin Invest. 2007 Mar.

Abstract

Conflicts of interest are known to create problems for the integrity of biomedical research. The editors of the JCI have set out a rigorous policy to help manage conflicts. But they focus only on financially generated conflicts. Here I identify other sources of conflict and offer some suggestions for their management.

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