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Nature 416, 360-363 (28 March 2002) | doi:10.1038/416360a

Conflicts of interest: Can you believe what you read?

Frank van Kolfschooten1

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Scientists' financial interests can bias the papers and review articles that they write, studies suggest. But what can editors do to police the issue? Frank van Kolfschooten examines journals' policies on conflicts of interest.

Money talks, so they say. But is it whispering covertly through the pages of leading science journals?