Entrepreneurship in the medical academy: Possibilities and challenges in commercialization of research discoveries

Circulation

Volumn 115, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1504-1507

  Loscalzo, Joseph ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict of interest; Editorials; Entrepreneurship

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; DEVICE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG INDUSTRY; ECONOMICS; EDITORIAL; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INDUSTRY; INVESTMENT; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL STRESS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT; PROFIT; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLICATION; SCIENTIST; SKILL; TRUST;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DRUG INDUSTRY; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; INVESTMENTS; PATENTS; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RESEARCHER-SUBJECT RELATIONS;

EID: 34247479009     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.694869     Document Type: Editorial

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