Healthy Skepticism Library item: 4170

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Publication type: Journal Article

Boyer JG, Hirsch JD, Osterhaus JT, Townsend RJ.
Potential for bias in economic analyses
New England Journal of Medicine 1991; 325:1385

Abstract:

Cooperation between industry and researchers in defining the objectives, developing the methods and designing the analysis plan has been very useful. All economic evaluations do not emanate from marketing departments.

Keywords:
*letter to the editor/United States/conflict of interest/ pharmacoeconomic analysis/ academic freedom/ drug company sponsored research/ relationship between researchers, academic institutions and industry/INFORMATION FROM INDUSTRY: PHARMACOECONOMIC ANALYSIS/SPONSORSHIP: RESEARCH