On 29 Iúil 2009, at 22:50, Marcus Tolentino Silva wrote:
> I'm looking for a reference on how does the financing of a study
> influences the outcome
Lexchin's paper in the BMJ is a good start:
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7400/1167
I use it as recommended reading.
Also useful is
Sergio Sismondo. How pharmaceutical industry funding affects trial
outcomes: Causal structures and responses. Social Science & Medicine
66 (2008) 1909-1914.
Ronan Conroy
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