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Disclosure of study funding and author conflicts of interest in press releases and the news: a retrospective content analysis with two cohorts.

Petroc SumnerLisa SchwartzSteven WoloshinLuke BrattonChristopher Chambers
Published in: BMJ open (2021)
Press releases and associated news did not frequently state funding sources or conflicts of interest. Funding information in press releases was associated with such information in news. Given converging evidence that news draws on press release content, including statements of funding and conflicts of interest in press releases may lead to increased reporting in news.
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