Health

Fri Aug 19

When industry-sponsored research is on the nose

Written by Simon Chapman, Emeritus Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney

Universities, journals and academics are increasingly concerned about the attempts of some industries to distort the science.lipik/Shutterstock

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