Payments by drug and medical device manufacturers to us peer reviewers of major medical journals

JAMA

2024-10-10

(Press-News.org) About The Study: More than half of the 1,962 U.S. physicians included in this study who peer reviewed for the most influential medical journals received industry payments in 2020-2022, with most payments for research. Research payments, especially those provided to an institution, may have different implications than general payments for conflicts of interest.

Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Christopher J. D. Wallis, MD, PhD, email wallis.cjd@gmail.com.

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(doi:10.1001/jama.2024.17681)

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