Drugs and devices look more effective in studies sponsored by industry

BMJ 2012; 345 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e8386 (Published 12 December 2012)
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A new meta-analysis has found, once again, that studies paid for by industry are more likely than studies paid for by independent sources to report results that favour the sponsor’s product (risk ratio 1.24, 95% CI 1.14 …

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