Conflict of Interest Dilemmas in Biomedical Research

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 271, Issue 7, 1994, Pages 547-551

  Witt, Michael D ^a   Gostin, Lawrence O ^a  

^a Resources Law Group   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONFLICT; LAW; LEGAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFIT; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; STANDARD;

EID: 84942947459     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1994.03510310077042     Document Type: Article

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