Does source of funding and conflict of interest influence the outcome and quality of spinal research?

Spine Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 308-314

  Amiri, Amir Reza ^a   Kanesalingam, Kavitha ^b   Cro, Suzie ^c   Casey, Adrian T H ^a  

^a ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conflict of interest; Industry funding; Level of evidence; Research outcome; Spinal research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FUNDING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RELIABILITY; SPINAL RESEARCH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CONFLICT OF INTEREST; INDUSTRY FUNDING; LEVEL OF EVIDENCE; RESEARCH OUTCOME; SPINAL RESEARCH;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; ORTHOPEDICS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SPINE;

EID: 84892828341     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: 18781632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.10.047     Document Type: Article

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