title: Conflict of interest disclosure and the polarisation of scientific communities.
abstract: In this article, we introduce and define the notion of polarised scientific communities. We show how polarisation may generate genuine conflicts of interest that require specific efforts to be identified and reported, and suggest a simple heuristic for the identification and reporting of the polarisation of research. We use examples from the debates about breast cancer screening and the prescription of statins to people at low risk of heart disease.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Applied Ethics and Philosophy of Science, Aalborg University Copenhagen, København S, Denmark.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ploug
authors.affiliation: University of Manchester, Manchester, UK Center for Medical Ethics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Denmark.
authors.forename: Søren
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Holm
mesh_terms: D016265:Conflict of Interest; D032984:Ethics, Research; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011050:Policy Making; D012106:Research / Q000592:standards; D014342:Truth Disclosure
keywords: Ethics; Publication Ethics