Proposed terms | Descriptions |
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Financial competing interests | |
 Personal fees/payment | Fees paid to person for consulting, lecturer, speakers bureaus, expert testimony, presentations, manuscript preparation, educational support, writing and reviewing assistant |
 Employment/salary | The professional is/was employed by a company and a periodic payment is/was provided by the company |
 Non-monetary support | Travel paid, accommodations, meeting expenses, administrative support; food; beverage |
 Drug/equipment supplies | The provision of surgical or research devices by a company |
 Grant | Grant from a company, or governmental agency, hospital, university or other institutions |
 Patent(s)/copyright | The professional holds or shares a patent |
 Equity/stocks/bonds | Ownership of interest in a company |
Non-financial competing interests | |
 Service in other affiliates | Such as scientific advisory board, steering committee membership |
 Leadership in a company | The professional holds the position of a high ranking corporate officer in a company and has responsibility for its operation |
 Intellectual beliefs | Authorship of primary studies included or not include in the SR; Participation in a previous guideline panel or editorial |
 Faith and fixed beliefs | Such as political beliefs, religious beliefs, culture practices and dietary habits |
 Personal experience | Specialty training; experience with specific population; personal preference |
 Personal relationship | Social relationship |
 Academic competition | Driven by some competitive academic or desire for glory |