Understanding Financial Conflicts of Interest

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 329, Issue 8, 1993, Pages 573-576

  Thompson, Dennis F ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG INDUSTRY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CONFLICT OF INTEREST; ECONOMICS, MEDICAL; ETHICS, MEDICAL; PHYSICIANS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0027297206     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199308193290812     Document Type: Editorial

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