"Conflict of Interest" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A situation in which an individual might benefit personally from official or professional actions. It includes a conflict between a person's private interests and official responsibilities in a position of trust. The term is not restricted to government officials. The concept refers both to actual conflict of interest and the appearance or perception of conflict.
| Descriptor ID |
D016265
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| MeSH Number(s) |
K01.752.566.479.095 N05.350.225
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Conflict of Interest" by people in this website by year, and whether "Conflict of Interest" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2015 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Conflict of Interest" by people in Profiles.
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A Framework for Assessing the Permissibility of Academic Leaders' Outside Activities. Milbank Q. 2025 Sep; 103(3):755-778.
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The association between gender and industry payments to minimally invasive surgeons. Surg Endosc. 2025 01; 39(1):465-471.
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Managing institutional conflicts: Stakeholder accounts of communication between conflict of interest and technology transfer offices. PLoS One. 2024; 19(8):e0304519.
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Concordance of financial disclosures among faculty at the 2018-2020 SAGES annual meetings. Surg Endosc. 2023 06; 37(6):4877-4884.
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Association between Industry Payments and Published Position on Use of Devices for the Treatment of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms. Urology. 2022 01; 159:87-92.
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Use of private management consultants in public health. BMJ. 2021 09 07; 374:n2145.
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Reimbursement Matters: Overcoming Barriers to Clinical Trial Accrual. Med Care. 2021 05 01; 59(5):461-466.
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Ten years later: a review of the US 2009 institute of medicine report on conflicts of interest and solutions for further reform. BMJ Evid Based Med. 2022 02; 27(1):46-54.
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No interest, no conflict. Cancer. 2020 08 15; 126(16):3627-3628.
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Addressing the Conflicts of Interest of Public Officials and Employees: Lessons From Cannabis Legalization. Am J Public Health. 2019 03; 109(3):350-351.