Las teorías de la conspiración y las grandes farmacéuticas: una revisión sistemática sobre el caso Pfizer y el llamado Pfizergate
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Acontecimientos recientes como la pandemia de COVID-19 han supuesto una oportunidad para el florecimiento de numerosas teorías de la conspiración, entre ellas las que afectan a la gran industria farmacéutica (o Big Pharma) o a empresas concretas como el laboratorio Pfizer. Esta revisión sistemática ha analizado los documentos encontrados en las bases de datos Web of Science (WoS) y Scopus sobre estas teorías. Los 22 documentos hallados están comprendidos en el periodo 2015-2023. Se han investigado diversas variables como el reparto de la producción de trabajos por países y universidades, las afilicaciones de los investigadores, el tipo de revista que publica estos trabajos y las áreas de investigación donde se inscriben, las metodologías usadas y las teorías asociadas a las búsquedas realizadas.
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