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. 2021 Apr 30;16(4):e0249267. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249267

Table 4. Violations of IOM standards 2.4c and 2.4d among organizations with COI policies that meet the respective standard, stratified by region and type or organization.

IOM Standard 2.4c (panel members with COI restricted to a minority) IOM Standard 2.4d (Chairs and co-chairs should not have COI)
No. (%) Organizations with 0 CPGs violating standarda
All organizations 4 (25) 4 (27)
US organizations 1 (10) 1 (17)
European organizations 3 (60) 2 (29)
Canadian organization 0 (0%) 1 (50%)
Professional organizations 2 (15) 0 (0)
Government organizations 1 (50) 3 (75)
No. (%) Organizations with 1 or more CPG(s) violating standarda
All organizations 12 (75) 10 (67)
US organizations 9 (90) 5 (83)
European organizations 2 (40) 4 (57)
Canadian organizations 1 (100%) 1 (50%)
Professional organizations 11 (85) 9 (90)
Government organizations 1 (50) 1 (25)

aPercentages are calculated from the number of organizations with policies meeting the respective standard, as found for each subgroup in Table 3.

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