Physician-industry conflict of interest: Public opinion regarding industry-sponsored research: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-10

  Fisher, Charles G ^a,b   DiPaola, Christian P ^d   Noonan, Vanessa K ^a,b   Bailey, Christopher ^c   Dvorak, Marcel F S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict of interest; Public opinion; Research funding

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; CONTENT VALIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LAW SUIT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLIC OPINION; SURGEON; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FINANCING, ORGANIZED; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGERY; PUBLIC OPINION; RESEARCH SUPPORT AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863482653     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2012.4.SPINE11869     Document Type: Article

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