Relationship between Research Outcomes and Risk of Bias, Study Sponsorship, and Author Financial Conflicts of Interest in Reviews of the Effects of Artificially Sweetened Beverages on Weight Outcomes: A Systematic Review of Reviews

Daniele Mandrioli; Cristin E Kearns; Lisa A. Bero

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0162198

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Relationship between Research Outcomes and Risk of Bias, Study Sponsorship, and Author Financial Conflicts of Interest in Reviews of the Effects of Artificially Sweetened Beverages on Weight Outcomes: A Systematic Review of Reviews

Daniele Mandrioli ,

* E-mail: mandriolid@ramazzini.it

Affiliations Cesare Maltoni Cancer Research Center, Ramazzini Institute, Bentivoglio, Bologna, Italy, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6156-6516

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Cristin E Kearns,

Affiliations Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America, Department of Orofacial Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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Lisa A. Bero

Affiliation Charles Perkins Centre and Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Relationship between Research Outcomes and Risk of Bias, Study Sponsorship, and Author Financial Conflicts of Interest in Reviews of the Effects of Artificially Sweetened Beverages on Weight Outcomes: A Systematic Review of Reviews

Daniele Mandrioli,
Cristin E Kearns,
Lisa A. Bero

Published: September 8, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0162198

About the Authors

Daniele Mandrioli

* E-mail: mandriolid@ramazzini.it

Affiliations Cesare Maltoni Cancer Research Center, Ramazzini Institute, Bentivoglio, Bologna, Italy, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6156-6516

Cristin E Kearns

Affiliations Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America, Department of Orofacial Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America

Lisa A. Bero

Affiliation Charles Perkins Centre and Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization: DM CEK LAB. Data curation: DM CEK LAB. Formal analysis: DM CEK LAB. Investigation: DM CEK LAB. Methodology: DM CEK LAB. Supervision: LAB. Writing – original draft: DM CEK LAB. Writing – review & editing: DM CEK LAB.

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