Counterpoint: Full disclosure-Where is the evidence for nefarious conflicts of interest?

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 417-420

  Sade, Robert M ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CAREER MOBILITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; THORAX SURGERY; DRUG INDUSTRY; ECONOMICS; ETHICS; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PHYSICIAN; STANDARDS;

CONFLICT OF INTEREST; DISCLOSURE; DRUG INDUSTRY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIANS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 79960937895     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: 15526259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.05.078     Document Type: Conference Paper

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