How honest can a medical journal be?

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 2-3

  Groves, Trish ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; COMPETITION; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG RESEARCH; EDITOR; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PEER REVIEW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; RISK ASSESSMENT; STAFF; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

CONFLICT OF INTEREST; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; DRUG INDUSTRY; DUPLICATE PUBLICATION AS TOPIC; EDITORIAL POLICIES; HUMANS; JOURNALISM, MEDICAL; PEER REVIEW, RESEARCH; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT; RESEARCH SUPPORT AS TOPIC; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33645058161     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2006.00505.x     Document Type: Editorial

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