Title: DISCLOSURE IN REGULATORY SCIENCE

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Section/SPIG: Injury Control and Emergency Health Services

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In the December issue of Science Magazine (19 December 2003;302:2073),
Wendy Wagner and David Michaels identify a serious gap related to the integrity of regulatory science. We argue that while the leading biomedical journals won't publish a study unless the authors certify that the research was done under a contract which permitted them the unfettered right to publish, federal regulatory
agencies, charged with protecting the public's health and environment, have no
similar (or any) protections against conflict-of-interest in research.
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David Michaels, PhD, MPH
Research Professor
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health
The George Washington University School of Public Health
and Health Services
2100 M St. NW, Suite 203
Washington DC, 20052