title: Author conflict and bias in research: quantifying the downgrade in methodology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University/Rothman Institute, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA. alexvaccaro3@aol.com
authors.forename: Alexander R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Vaccaro
authors.forename: Alpesh A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fisher
mesh_terms: D015982:Bias; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D016265:Conflict of Interest; D006801:Humans; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000592:standards*