5.5.5 Requirements for Reporting Industry-Sponsored Studies.

UPDATE: The requirement for independent statistical analysis in industry-sponsored or industry-analyzed studies published in JAMA has been discontinued. This change was made July 10, 2013.Biases are potentially introduced when sponsors are directly involved in research.,,,,, As a result, for industry-sponsored studies, JAMA and the Archives Journals require an access to data statement to be provided by an investigator who is not employed by any funding source with a proprietary interest in the outcome of the study. In addition, JAMA will not accept for publication an industry-sponsored study in which the data analysis has been conducted solely by statisticians employed by ...Less