Discrepancies in spine surgeon conflict of interest disclosures between a national meeting and physician payment listings on device manufacturer web sites

Spine Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1780-1788

  Buerba, Rafael A ^a   Fu, Michael C ^a   Grauer, Jonathan N ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict of interest; Disclosure; Industry; Medical ethics; Spine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; CONSULTATION; FISHER EXACT TEST; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL FEE; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEB BROWSER;

CONFLICT OF INTEREST; DISCLOSURE; INDUSTRY; MEDICAL ETHICS; SPINE;

CONFLICT OF INTEREST; CONGRESSES AS TOPIC; DISCLOSURE; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; INTERNET; ORTHOPEDICS; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 84889652346     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: 18781632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.05.032     Document Type: Article

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