The surgeon as a consultant for medical device manufacturers: What do our patients think?

Spine

Volumn 32, Issue 23, 2007, Pages 2616-2618

  Khan, Mustafa H ^a   Lee, Joon Y ^a,d   Rihn, Jeffrey A ^a   Cassinelli, Ezequiel H ^b   Lim, Moe R ^c   Kang, James D ^a   Donaldson, William F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict of interest; Consultant; Industry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; CONSULTATION; DEVICE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; CONSULTANTS; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INCOME; INDUSTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENTS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; SURGERY;

EID: 35848967547     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318158cc3a     Document Type: Article

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