Reporting of financial and non-financial conflicts of interest by authors of systematic reviews: a methodological survey.

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Published in BMJ Open on August 10, 2016

Authors

Maram B Hakoum1, Sirine Anouti2, Mounir Al-Gibbawi3, Elias A Abou-Jaoude4, Divina Justina Hasbani3, Luciane Cruz Lopes5, Arnav Agarwal6, Gordon Guyatt7, Elie A Akl8

Author Affiliations

1: Clinical Research Institute, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
2: Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
3: Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
4: State University of New York at Buffalo, New York, USA.
5: Pharmaceutical Sciences Post graduate Course, University of Sorocaba, UNISO, Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
6: Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
7: Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
8: Clinical Research Institute, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Department of Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.

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