Medical education and communication companies: An updated in-depth profile

The Journal of continuing education in the health professions

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 55-62

  Golden, Gil A ^a   Parochka, Jacqueline N ^b   Overstreet, Karen M ^c  

^a Centric Medical Communications Inc   (United States)

^b Discovery International   (United States)

^c Thomson Physicians World   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; COOPERATION; DRUG INDUSTRY; EDUCATION; INDUSTRY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCREDITATION; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DATA COLLECTION; DRUG INDUSTRY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; INDUSTRY; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; INTERNET; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRAINING SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036886812     PISSN: 08941912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chp.1340220107     Document Type: Article

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