A study of the value of requesting information from drug manufacturers for systematic reviews; 9 years of experience from the drug effectiveness review project

Abstract Background Systematic reviews (SRs) depend on comprehensive searches for evidence to provide balanced, accurate results. Requesting published and unpublished studies from pharmaceutical manufacturers has been proposed as a method to engage industry stakeholders and potentially reduce report...

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Main Authors: Marian S. McDonagh, Sujata Thakurta, Kim Peterson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:Systematic Reviews
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13643-018-0834-2