Declarations of potential conflicts of interest

Roberto D’Amico, Director of the Italian Cochrane Centre, Professor of Medical Statistics at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

during the last five years

• has not received funding from the pharmaceutical industry to carry out his research

• has received fees for consultancy services, evaluation of projects and teaching activities of the following organizations: University of Milan, University of Trento, University of Florence, University of Bologna, Bologna AUSL, Reggio Emilia AUSL

• has not served as manager or partner of commercial organizations

• has not owned commercial companies

• did not have patents

• has not received loans from any organization