Has the hunt for conflicts of interest gone too far? Yes

BMJ

Volumn 336, Issue 7642, 2008, Pages 476-

  Stossel, Thomas P ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DRUG INDUSTRY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GENE THERAPY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SCIENCE; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY;

CONFLICT OF INTEREST; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; MARKETING; SCIENCE; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT;

EID: 40449120013     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39493.489213.AD     Document Type: Article

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