Dear all
The books by Angell, Kassirer, Abramson and the article by Smith on the
influence of big Pharma on medical journals provide considerable cause for
concern.
There is however an alternate view - at least about the quality of
research/statistical analysis of work conducted with the sponsorship of
pharmaceutical industry. I chanced upon the following talk from Stephen Senn
(who is a contributor to this list)- that raised questions for me about the
sources of information I regard as squeaky clean.
http://www.wtcrf.ed.ac.uk/education/Talks/Stephen%20Senn%202June%202005.pdf
I would be interested in the response of other members of this list to the views
expressed in this talk
Janet E. Hiller, PhD
Professor and Head, Department of Public Health
Director, Adelaide Health Technology Assessment (AHTA)
Mail drop 207
University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA
Australia 5005
+ 61 8 8303 3573 (ph) +61 8 8223 4075 (fax)
[log in to unmask]
http://www.public-health.adelaide.edu.au
|