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Statements of competing interest notably absent

Ross B Holland
MJA 2007; 187 (7): 422

To the Editor: In your recent supplement on spirituality and health, I note that none of the authors cited competing interests. However, several authors gave their affiliations as Loma Linda University, an institution owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church, a fundamentalist Christian sect with strong evangelical and millenarian beliefs. I also note the financial support given to the publication by the same church. Does the above not constitute “competing interests”?

Ross B Holland, Professor

133 Mountain View Close, Kurrajong, NSW.

rosproATbigpond.com

(Received 3 Jun 2007, accepted 16 Aug 2007)

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