The past suppression of industry knowledge of the toxicity of benzene to humans and potential bias in future benzene research.

@article{citeulike:1398544, abstract = {Petrochemical industry representatives often withhold information and misinterpret positive evidence of toxicity of benzene, even from their own research, also discouraging or delaying disclosure of findings of adverse effects to the public. They now appear to be attempting to influence study results in industry's favor by offering predetermined conclusions about study results as part of an effort to draw financial support for the studies. The American Petroleum Institute is currently raising funds for benzene research being conducted in China for which it has already announced the intended conclusions.}, address = {School of Public Health and Health Services, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA. pinfante@starpower.net}, author = {Infante, P. F. }, citeulike-article-id = {1398544}, issn = {1077-3525}, journal = {Int J Occup Environ Health}, keywords = {benzene, bias, industry}, number = {3}, pages = {268--272}, posted-at = {2007-06-19 14:56:50}, priority = {2}, title = {The past suppression of industry knowledge of the toxicity of benzene to humans and potential bias in future benzene research.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16967835}, volume = {12}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1398544 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1398544 TI - The past suppression of industry knowledge of the toxicity of benzene to humans and potential bias in future benzene research. JF - Int J Occup Environ Health VL - 12 IS - 3 SP - 268 EP - 272 AD - School of Public Health and Health Services, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA. pinfante@starpower.net SN - 1077-3525 N2 - Petrochemical industry representatives often withhold information and misinterpret positive evidence of toxicity of benzene, even from their own research, also discouraging or delaying disclosure of findings of adverse effects to the public. They now appear to be attempting to influence study results in industry's favor by offering predetermined conclusions about study results as part of an effort to draw financial support for the studies. The American Petroleum Institute is currently raising funds for benzene research being conducted in China for which it has already announced the intended conclusions. KW - benzene KW - bias KW - industry AU - Infante, PF PY - 2006///p UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16967835 ER -