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Managing conflicts of interest in the development of health guidelines
Gregory Traversy, Lianne Barnieh, Elie A. Akl, G. Michael Allan, Melissa Brouwers, Isabelle Ganache, Quinn Grundy, Gordon H. Guyatt, Diane Kelsall, Gillian Leng, Ainsley Moore, Navindra Persaud, Holger J. Schünemann, Sharon Straus, Brett D. Thombs, Rachel Rodin and Marcello Tonelli
CMAJ January 11, 2021 193 (2) E49-E54; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.200651
Gregory Traversy
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; CMAJ (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
MScLianne Barnieh
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; CMAJ (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
MSc PhDElie A. Akl
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; CMAJ (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
MD PhDG. Michael Allan
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; CMAJ (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
MDMelissa Brouwers
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; CMAJ (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
PhDIsabelle Ganache
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; CMAJ (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
PhDQuinn Grundy
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; CMAJ (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
RN PhDGordon H. Guyatt
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; CMAJ (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
MD MScDiane Kelsall
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; CMAJ (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
MD MEdGillian Leng
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; CMAJ (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
CBEAinsley Moore
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; CMAJ (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
MD MScNavindra Persaud
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; CMAJ (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
MD MScHolger J. Schünemann
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; CMAJ (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
MD PhDSharon Straus
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; CMAJ (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
MD MScBrett D. Thombs
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; CMAJ (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
PhDRachel Rodin
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; CMAJ (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
MDMarcello Tonelli
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; CMAJ (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Gregory Traversy, Lianne Barnieh, Elie A. Akl, G. Michael Allan, Melissa Brouwers, Isabelle Ganache, Quinn Grundy, Gordon H. Guyatt, Diane Kelsall, Gillian Leng, Ainsley Moore, Navindra Persaud, Holger J. Schünemann, Sharon Straus, Brett D. Thombs, Rachel Rodin, Marcello Tonelli
CMAJ Jan 2021, 193 (2) E49-E54; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.200651
Managing conflicts of interest in the development of health guidelines
Gregory Traversy, Lianne Barnieh, Elie A. Akl, G. Michael Allan, Melissa Brouwers, Isabelle Ganache, Quinn Grundy, Gordon H. Guyatt, Diane Kelsall, Gillian Leng, Ainsley Moore, Navindra Persaud, Holger J. Schünemann, Sharon Straus, Brett D. Thombs, Rachel Rodin, Marcello Tonelli
CMAJ Jan 2021, 193 (2) E49-E54; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.200651
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