Financial disclosures of authors involved in spine research: An underestimated source of bias

European Spine Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1229-1233

  Bartels, Ronald H M A ^a   Delye, Hans ^a   Boogaarts, Jeroen ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bias; Disclosure; Spinal implants

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FUNDING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ORTHOPEDIC PROSTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SPINE; SYSTEMATIC ERROR;

AUTHORSHIP; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DISCLOSURE; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PUBLICATION BIAS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL DISEASES;

EID: 84865002396     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-011-2086-x     Document Type: Article

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