Widening the debate about conflict of interest: Addressing relationships between journalists and the pharmaceutical industry

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 492-495

  Lipworth, Wendy ^a   Kerridge, Ian ^b   Sweet, Melissa ^c   Jordens, Christopher ^b   Bonfiglioli, Catriona ^d   Forsyth, Rowena ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Freelance journalist   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; DRUG INDUSTRY; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MASS MEDIUM; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLISHING;

CONFLICT OF INTEREST; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DRUG INDUSTRY; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; JOURNALISM, MEDICAL; MASS MEDIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84866332601     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2011-100264     Document Type: Article

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