title: Guideline conflict of interest management and methodology heavily impacts on the strength of recommendations: comparison between two iterations of the American College of Chest Physicians Antithrombotic Guidelines.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, 1200 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3Z5, Canada; Division of Clinical Epidemiology, University Hospitals of Geneva, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, CH-1211, Geneva, Switzerland; Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Rehabilitation and Geriatrics, University Hospitals of Geneva, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, CH-1211, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Agoritsas
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, 1200 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3Z5, Canada; Department of Internal Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Alameda 340, Santiago 8331150, Chile.
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Neumann
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Health, Mac Iver 541, Santiago, Chile.
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mendoza
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, 1200 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3Z5, Canada. Electronic address: guyatt@mcmaster.ca.
authors.forename: Gordon H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Guyatt
mesh_terms: D016265:Conflict of Interest; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D058996:Quality Improvement; D012107:Research Design; D017749:Total Quality Management
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents