A population-based study of the prevalence and influence of gifts to radiation oncologists from pharmaceutical companies and medical equipment manufacturers

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1477-1483

  Halperin, Edward C ^a   Hutchison, Paul ^b   Barrier Jr , Robert C ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics; Gifts; Pharmaceutical Industry; Radiation Oncology

Indexed keywords

PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY; PHYSICIANS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; DRUG PRODUCTS; IMMUNOLOGY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ONCOLOGY; RANDOM NUMBER GENERATION;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DRUG INDUSTRY; GIFT GIVING; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; DATA COLLECTION; DRUG INDUSTRY; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, HOSPITAL; GIFT GIVING; HUMANS; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3242725267     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.01.052     Document Type: Article

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