Commercial support of continuing medical education in the United States: The politics of doubt, the value of studies

Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 81-83

  Mazmanian, Paul E ^a  

^a Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions   (United States)

Author keywords

Accreditation; Clinical outcomes; Commercial support; Continuing; Credit; Education; Health services; Medical; Research

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; ECONOMICS; EDITORIAL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLITICS; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ACCREDITATION; COMMERCE; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FINANCIAL SUPPORT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POLITICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349580699     PISSN: 08941912     EISSN: 1554558X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chp.20015     Document Type: Editorial

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