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Table 3 Disclosed affiliations, conflicts of interest, and funding source by opinion on the use of systematic reviews for policymaking

From: Conflicts of interest and critiques of the use of systematic reviews in policymaking: an analysis of opinion articles

 

Supportive articles

Critical articles

(n= 34)

(n= 25)

%

n

%

n

Disclosed affiliationsa

    

  University or university hospitals

85

29

76

19

  Government

26

9

4

1

  Non-profit

18

6

4

1

  Non-university hospitals

9

3

8

2

  Industry

0

0

20

5

Disclosed conflicts of interest—any author

    

  No conflicts of interests

26

9

8

2

  Other (school, government)

6

2

0

0

  Industry

3

1

32

8

  Not disclosed

65

22

60

15

Disclosed funding source

    

  Self-funded/no funding

12

4

0

0

  Private non-profit

12

4

0

0

  Government

18

6

12

3

  Industry

3

1

20

5

  Mixed funding

0

0

0

0

  Not disclosed

56

19

68

17

  1. aTotals add to more than 100 as some papers had more than one affiliation.