Commercial influence and the content of medical journals

BMJ. 2006 Jun 17;332(7555):1444-7. doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7555.1444.

Abstract

How confident should we be in the objectivity of medical journals? Do commercial biases play a part in determining what appears in print?

MeSH terms

  • Advertising / economics
  • Bias
  • Commerce
  • Conflict of Interest
  • Income
  • Marketing
  • Periodicals as Topic / economics*