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Editorial
. 2007 Dec 8;335(7631):1167.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39381.655845.BE. Epub 2007 Nov 16.

Influence of pharmaceutical funding on the conclusions of meta-analyses

Richard A Epstein
Editorial

Influence of pharmaceutical funding on the conclusions of meta-analyses

Richard A Epstein. BMJ. .

Abstract

Original data are sound, but conclusions should be interpreted with caution

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: RAE has worked as a consultant to drug companies for many years over a wide range of issues involving liability, parallel importation, and Food and Drug Administration matters. He has not worked for a drug company on conflicts of interest questions of the sort discussed here. The Institute for Policy Information, which has ties to the drug industry, provided financial support for a book he recently wrote.

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