Need for better interactions between physicians and pharmaceutical sales representatives

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1966-1968

  Ferguson, Robert P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH PROGRAM; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL INTERACTION; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; DRUG INDUSTRY; ETHICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PUBLIC RELATIONS;

CONFLICT OF INTEREST; DRUG INDUSTRY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; ETHICS, MEDICAL; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; PHYSICIANS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG;

EID: 0036896847     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1C100     Document Type: Short Survey

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