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Research funded by drug companies introduces bias

BMJ 2003; 327 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/sbmj.0307224a (Published 01 July 2003) Cite this as: BMJ 2003;327:0307224a
  1. Suneeta Kochhar1
  1. 1London

Studies funded by the pharmaceutical industry are more likely to produce results favourable to the sponsoring company's product than research funded by other sources, according to a systematic review in the BMJ (2003;326:1167-70). This finding may be explained by publication bias and choosing …

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