A proposed approach may help systematic reviews retain needed expertise while minimizing bias from nonfinancial conflicts of interest

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 67, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1229-1238

  Viswanathan, Meera ^a   Carey, Timothy S ^b   Belinson, Suzanne E ^c   Berliner, Elise ^d   Chang, Stephanie M ^d   Graham, Elaine ^e   Guise, Jeanne Marie ^e   Ip, Stanley ^f   Maglione, Margaret A ^g   McCrory, Douglas C ^h   McPheeters, Melissa ⁱ   Newberry, Sydne J ^g   Sista, Priyanka ^a   White, C Michael ^j  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association   (United States)

^d AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

^e OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f RAND Corporation ^*  (United States)

^g RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^h DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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Author keywords

Bias; Comparative effectiveness; Evidence based practice; Identification and management of conflicts of interest; Nonfinancial conflicts of interest; Systematic review methods

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FUNDING; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLISHING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); ETHICS; LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; STATISTICAL BIAS; UNITED STATES;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CONFLICT OF INTEREST; DISCLOSURE; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84908304632     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2014.02.023     Document Type: Article

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