Professor George Davey Smith has written to me privately with
emphatic assurance that he has never received money from the tobacco
industry, an assurance I accept. I was therefore wrong to imply that his
editorial was in any way influenced by anything but his own objective
analysis (1). I should have contacted Professor Davey Smith personally
first for confirmation, and for this discourtesy I apologize.
(1) Hirschhorn N. George Davey Smith declaration of no competing
interests. BMJ Rapid Response, 27 May 2003.
Competing interests:
I am a paid consultant to the World Health Organization on tobacco industry documents.
Rapid Response:
A Retraction
Professor George Davey Smith has written to me privately with
emphatic assurance that he has never received money from the tobacco
industry, an assurance I accept. I was therefore wrong to imply that his
editorial was in any way influenced by anything but his own objective
analysis (1). I should have contacted Professor Davey Smith personally
first for confirmation, and for this discourtesy I apologize.
(1) Hirschhorn N. George Davey Smith declaration of no competing
interests. BMJ Rapid Response, 27 May 2003.
Competing interests:
I am a paid consultant to the World Health Organization on tobacco industry documents.
Competing interests: No competing interests