Healthy Skepticism Library item: 5170

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Publication type: Journal Article

Massie BM, Rothenberg D.
Publication of sponsored symposiums in medical journals.
N Engl J Med 1993 Apr 22; 328:(16):1196-7

Abstract:

The authors studied clinical trials dealing with the medical therapy of angina that were published over a three-year period in eight major peer reviewed journals. There were usually marked differences between industry funded studies and those that received other funding in where the articles were published, whether they were peer reviewed and duplicate publication of articles.

Keywords:
*letter to the editor/sponsored symposia & conferences/journal supplements/publication bias/quality of information/acknowledgement of funding/ corporate funding/ clinical trials/ drug company sponsored research/INFLUENCE OF PROMOTION: OUTCOME OF CLINICAL TRIALS/INFLUENCE OF PROMOTION: PUBLICATION/PROMOTION DISGUISED: JOURNAL SUPPLEMENTS, CONTROLLED CIRCULATION JOURNALS AND NEWSLETTERS

Notes:

Reply to: Lisa A. Bero et al., New England Journal of Medicine 1992;327:1135-1140.
Reply from: Lisa A. Bero et al., New England Journal of Medicine 1992;328:1197-1198.
Methodology note: The methodology is not described in enough detail in this letter to evaluate it