Are self-regulation and declaration of conflict of interest still the benchmark for relationships between physicians and industry?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 189, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 263-266

  Haines, Ian E ^a,b   Olver, Ian N ^c  

^a CABRINI INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CANCER COUNCIL AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; DRUG INDUSTRY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PROFESSIONALISM; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLISHING; RESEARCH ETHICS; REVIEW; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

AUSTRALIA; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; EDITORIAL POLICIES; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 53349096164     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb02020.x     Document Type: Review

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