There is a role for industry-sponsored education in cardiology

Circulation

Volumn 121, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 2221-2227

  Harrington, Robert A ^a   Califf, Robert M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; CAPITAL FINANCING; CARDIOLOGY; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIOVASCULAR; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; INDUSTRY; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; THERAPEUTICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953009846     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.868026     Document Type: Note

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