Congress of the United States, Ramazzini Institute and its affiliates, IARC: questions on scientific transparency
Abstract
In recent decades, there has been a growing interest in the Scientific Community (and beyond) about the possible conflicts of interest arising from either financial support to the research or extra-academic activities of the investigators, as widely debated in a recent publication. The declaration of conflicts of interest represents an issue of complex interpretation which, in our opinion, should be broadened to a more comprehensive vision that would offer the reader the possibility of understanding the origin, the nature and the aims of the sponsorship supporting a specific study or research group. [....]
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