Editorial: Is conflict of interest in our best interest?

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1063-1068

  Beyer, Thomas ^a   Czernin, Johannes ^b  

^a cmi experts GmbH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EDITORIAL; EXPERIMENT; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE COST; INDUSTRY; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORGANIZATION; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK MANAGEMENT; ROENTGEN APPARATUS; TUBE; X RAY; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION;

CONFLICT OF INTEREST; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISCLOSURE; FINANCING, ORGANIZED; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INDUSTRY;

EID: 77954888556     PISSN: 16197070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-010-1429-x     Document Type: Editorial

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