Competing interests and undergraduate medical education: Time for transparency

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 182, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1279-

  Hébert, Paul C ^a   MacDonald, Noni ^a   Flegel, Ken ^a   Stanbrook, Matthew B ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CANADA; DRUG INDUSTRY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; ETHICS; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION;

CANADA; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; DISCLOSURE; DRUG INDUSTRY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FACULTY, MEDICAL;

EID: 77956415457     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.100605     Document Type: Editorial

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