What can we learn from medical whistleblowers?

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 0583-0586

  Lenzer, Jeanne ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; GABAPENTIN; ROFECOXIB;

ADDICTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG SAFETY; E-MAIL; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOOD DISORDER; PATIENT ADVOCACY; REVIEW; ARTICLE; CONFIDENTIALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS; MEDICAL ETHICS; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; WHISTLEBLOWING;

CONFIDENTIALITY; DRUG INDUSTRY; EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE; ETHICS, INSTITUTIONAL; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STATE MEDICINE; WHISTLEBLOWING;

EID: 33846623262     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020209     Document Type: Review

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