Future directions in industry funding of continuing medical education

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 171, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 257-258

  Steinbrook, Robert ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG INDUSTRY; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CONFLICT OF INTEREST; DRUG INDUSTRY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; TRAINING SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79951525469     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.498     Document Type: Note

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