The Impact of Financial Conflicts of Interest in Plastic Surgery: Are They All Created Equal?

Conclusions: Self-reported COI are uncommon in plastic surgery research. Our results provide evidence that certain types of financial COI are more likely than others to be associated with the presentation of positive findings. This analysis suggests that certain investigators may be more biased, consciously or unconsciously, by the type of financial benefit offered by industry.
Source: Annals of Plastic Surgery - Category: Cosmetic Surgery Tags: Research Source Type: research