Recommended Set

21. Declaration of interests List all funding sources (including grant identifier) and the role of the funder(s) in the design, analysis, and reporting of the study. examples

21a Declare any potential conflicts of interest, including financial and non-financial. If none exist, this should be stated.
21b List all funding sources (including grant identifier) and the role of the funder(s) in the design, analysis, and reporting of the study.
Explanation
Examples

Example 1

“Support was provided by the Italian Ministry of Health: Current research funds PRC 2010/001 [http://www.salute.gov.it/] to MG. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.” [1]

Example 2

“This study was financially supported by the Tuberculosis and Lung Research Center of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences and the Research Council of University of Tabriz. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.” [2]

Example 3

“This work was supported by the salary paid to AEW. The funder had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.” [3]

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  2. Kolahian S, Sadri H, Shahbazfar AA, Amani M, Mazadeh A and Mirani M (2015). The Effects of Leucine, Zinc, and Chromium Supplements on Inflammatory Events of the Respiratory System in Type 2 Diabetic Rats. PLOS ONE. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0133374
  3. Eyre-Walker A and Stoletzki N (2013). The Assessment of Science: The Relative Merits of Post-Publication Review, the Impact Factor, and the Number of Citations. PLOS Biology. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001675