Association between Industry Payments to Physicians and Gabapentinoid Prescribing

JAMA Internal Medicine

Volumn 179, Issue 10, 2019, Pages 1425-1428

  Rhee, Taeho Greg ^a,b,c,d   Ross, Joseph S ^b,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GABAPENTIN; PREGABALIN;

BEVERAGE; CONSULTATION; DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER ADVERTIZING; DRUG INDUSTRY; GIFT GIVING; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85068545661     PISSN: 21686106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.1082     Document Type: Letter

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