Physicians for sale: How medical professional organizations exploit their members

MedGenMed Medscape General Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Grouse, Lawrence ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DRUG INDUSTRY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PEER REVIEW; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SYMPOSIUM; UNITED STATES; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; ETHICS; PHYSICIAN;

CONFLICT OF INTEREST; DRUG INDUSTRY; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; PHYSICIANS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 49449096614     PISSN: 15310132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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