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Sergio Sismondo

Professor of Philosophy and Sociology, Queen's University
Verified email at queensu.ca
Cited by 8565

[BOOK][B] An introduction to science and technology studies

S Sismondo - 2010 - homepages.ucl.ac.uk
Sergio Sismondo … The right of Sergio Sismondo to be identified as the Author of this Work
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Post-truth?

S Sismondo - Social studies of science, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Have we entered a post-truth era? Did we turn a corner with the US election, with its steady
stream of fake news, its easily debunked but widely circulating conspiracy theories, and …

How pharmaceutical industry funding affects trial outcomes: causal structures and responses

S Sismondo - Social science & medicine, 2008 - Elsevier
Three recent systematic reviews have shown that pharmaceutical industry funding of clinical
trials is strongly associated with pro-industry results. This article builds on those analyses, …

Science and technology studies

S Sismondo - Companion to environmental studies, 2018 - taylorfrancis.com
3.20 Science and technology studies Page 1 356 3.20 Science and technology studies
Sergio Sismondo Science and Technology Studies (STS) is an interdisciplinary field that …

Some social constructions

S Sismondo - Social studies of science, 1993 - journals.sagepub.com
It is usually assumed that the `social construction' metaphor has one key meaning that is well
understood across social studies of science. But a look at some of the texts that were, and …

[HTML][HTML] Ghost management: how much of the medical literature is shaped behind the scenes by the pharmaceutical industry?

S Sismondo - PLoS medicine, 2007 - journals.plos.org
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Pharmaceutical company funding and its consequences: a qualitative systematic review

S Sismondo - Contemporary clinical trials, 2008 - Elsevier
This article systematically reviews published studies of the association of pharmaceutical
industry funding and clinical trial results, as well a few closely related studies. It reviews two …

Ghosts in the machine: Publication planning in the medical sciences

S Sismondo - Social studies of science, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Publication of pharmaceutical company-sponsored research in medical journals, and its
presentation at conferences and meetings, is mostly governed by `publication plans' that extract …

[BOOK][B] Ghost-managed medicine: Big pharma's invisible hands

S Sismondo - 2018 - matteringpress.org
Dr Kessel, a smiling, clean-cut physician and professor in his fifties, steps up to the podium.
He is wearing what looks like a seersucker suit with a striped white and blue shirt and a …

Key opinion leaders and the corruption of medical knowledge: what the Sunshine Act will and won't cast light on

S Sismondo - The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The pharmaceutical industry, in its marketing efforts, often turns to “key opinion leaders” or “KOLs”
to disseminate scientific information. Drawing on the author's fieldwork, this article …