The "PharmFree" campaign: Educating medical students about industry influence

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 12-13

  Moghimi, Yavar ^a  

^a American Medical Student Association ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG MARKETING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL STUDENT; PUBLICATION; SHORT SURVEY; TRAINING; ARTICLE; ETHICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GIFT GIVING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; METHODOLOGY; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DRUG INDUSTRY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; GIFT GIVING; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 32044462291     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030030     Document Type: Short Survey

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