Pharmaceutical industry-sponsored meetings: Good value or just a free meal?

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 488-491

  Carney, S L ^a   Nair, K R ^a   Sales, M A ^a   Walsh, J ^a  

^a ROYAL NEWCASTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Commercial support; Continuing medical education; Doctor satisfaction; Guidelines; Industry satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INDUSTRY; EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; DRUG INDUSTRY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; TRAINING SUPPORT;

EID: 0035758265     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-5994.2001.00107.x     Document Type: Article

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