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One in five researchers globally report being pressured by funders to delay, alter, or not publish the findings of “unfavorable” health behavior intervention trials

08.18.21 | PLOS

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One in five researchers globally report being pressured by funders to delay, alter, or not publish the findings of “unfavorable” health behaviour intervention trials.

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Article Title: “He who pays the piper calls the tune”: Researcher experiences of funder suppression of health behaviour intervention trial findings

Funding: Professor Wolfenden is funded by a NHMRC Career Development Fellowship (APP1128348) and a Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellowship (Award Number 101175). Infrastructure funding was provided by Hunter New England Population Health and The University of Newcastle. Professor Kypri was funded by a University of Newcastle Brawn Senior Research Fellowship for his input to this study. A/Prof Serene Yoong is funded by an ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DE170100382).

Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.


Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0255704

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PLOS ONE
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10.1371/journal.pone.0255704
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Article Publication Date
2021-08-18
Article Title
“He who pays the piper calls the tune”: Researcher experiences of funder suppression of health behaviour intervention trial findings
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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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PLOS. (2021, August 18). One in five researchers globally report being pressured by funders to delay, alter, or not publish the findings of “unfavorable” health behavior intervention trials. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LVDD56EL/one-in-five-researchers-globally-report-being-pressured-by-funders-to-delay-alter-or-not-publish-the-findings-of-unfavorable-health-behavior-intervention-trials.html
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"One in five researchers globally report being pressured by funders to delay, alter, or not publish the findings of “unfavorable” health behavior intervention trials." Brightsurf News, Aug. 18 2021, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LVDD56EL/one-in-five-researchers-globally-report-being-pressured-by-funders-to-delay-alter-or-not-publish-the-findings-of-unfavorable-health-behavior-intervention-trials.html.