An analysis of toxicology and medical journal conflict-of-interest polices

Accountability in Research

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 235-253

  Krimsky, Sheldon ^a   Sweet, Erin ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict of interest; Journal policies; Journals; Medical journals; Toxicology journals

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; ETHICS; HUMAN; POLICY; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; RESEARCH ETHICS; TOXICOLOGY;

CONFLICT OF INTEREST; EDITORIAL POLICIES; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PUBLISHING; TOXICOLOGY;

EID: 70349805330     PISSN: 08989621     EISSN: 15455815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08989620903190273     Document Type: Article

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