Halfway there: the struggle to manage conflicts of interest.

Full 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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Author information

Author/s: Caplan, Arthur L (AL);

Affiliation: Department of Medical Ethics and Center for Bioethics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. caplan(-atsign-)mail.med.upenn.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: The Journal of clinical investigation (J Clin Invest), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2007-Mar; vol 117 (issue 3) : pp 509-10

Dates: Created 2007/03/02; Completed 2007/05/04; Revised 2008/11/20;

PMID: 17332876, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Biomedical Research - ethics
Conflict of Interest

Conflict of Interest
Editorial Policies

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