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Disclosing conflict of interest does not mitigate healthcare bias and harm: It is time to sever industry ties
Author(s) -
James Jack E.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
european journal of clinical investigation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.164
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1365-2362
pISSN - 0014-2972
DOI - 10.1111/eci.13344
Subject(s) - harm , health care , conflict of interest , business , do no harm , actuarial science , economics , psychology , social psychology , criminology , finance , economic growth
Disclosing conflict of interest is widely believed to mitigate bias and harm from industry entanglement in healthcare research, education and practice. However, evidence is lacking of disclosure‐related mitigation. Radical and extensive severing of industry ties to health care is necessary to curtail industry‐related bias and harm.