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Most journals now demand conflicts of interest to be declared in a
full article, but when the abstract of the paper is published on Medline
or elsewhere, the declaration disappears. We all know that students,
journalists or others should read the full article, but the fact is that
many people only read the abstract of many papers. Conflict of interest
should always be included - including on an abstract.
Competing interests:
None declared
Competing interests:
No competing interests
04 February 2008
Rosemary Stanton
Visiting Fellow School of Medicine University of New South Wales
Abstracts should include declaration
Most journals now demand conflicts of interest to be declared in a
full article, but when the abstract of the paper is published on Medline
or elsewhere, the declaration disappears. We all know that students,
journalists or others should read the full article, but the fact is that
many people only read the abstract of many papers. Conflict of interest
should always be included - including on an abstract.
Competing interests:
None declared
Competing interests: No competing interests