Reporting of Financial and Non-financial Conflicts of Interest in Systematic Reviews on Health Policy and Systems Research: A Cross Sectional Survey

• Main Authors: Lama Bou-Karroum (Author), Maram B. Hakoum (Author), Mira Z. Hammoud (Author), Assem M. Khamis (Author), Mounir Al-Gibbawi (Author), Sanaa Badour (Author), Divina Justina Hasbani (Author), Luciane Cruz Lopes (Author), Hebah M. El-Rayess (Author), Fadi El-Jardali (Author), Gordon Guyatt (Author), Elie A. Akl (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2018-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background Systematic reviews are increasingly used to inform health policy-making. The conflicts of interest (COI) of the authors of systematic reviews may bias their results and influence their conclusions. This may in turn lead to misguided public policies and systems level decisions. In order to...