Should the financial link between industry and physician consultants be severed?

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 781-787

  Immelt, Stephen J ^a   Gaudiani, Vincent A ^b   Sade, Robert M ^c  

^a Hogan and Hartson   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUSINESS ETHICS; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FRAUD; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD;

CONFLICT OF INTEREST; CONSULTANTS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052818692     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: 15526259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.05.087     Document Type: Article

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