UCLA study reports conflict of interest policies and practices of major journals
14th Nov 2006, 19:05 GMT
UCLA researchers report that although the majority of medical journals have conflict of interest policies in place for study authors, less than half require such policies for editors or peer-reviewers. In addition, many journals do not inform readers about those potential conflicts that have been disclosed to them.
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