Nothing to declare: Researchers find disclosure leads to avoiding conflicts of interest
Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 12:24
in Psychology & Sociology
Professionals, such as doctors, lawyers and financial advisers, face conflicts of interest when they have a personal, and often financial, interest in giving biased advice. New research examines situations in which advisers have the ability to not have any conflicts of interest -- such as doctors who can decide whether to meet with and accept gifts from pharmaceutical companies.