What do we really know about conflicts of interest in biomedical research?

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 36-46

  Warner, Teddy D ^a   Gluck, John P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic industry research relationships; Conflict of interest; Industry funded research

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; BIOMEDICINE; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ACADEMIES AND INSTITUTES; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; DISCLOSURE; DRUG INDUSTRY; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PERIODICALS; RESEARCH SUPPORT;

EID: 1642578306     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-003-1657-x     Document Type: Review

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