Prevalence and determinants of physician participation in conducting pharmaceutical-sponsored clinical trials and lectures

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1140-1145

  Ashar, Bimal H ^a,e   Miller, Redonda G ^a   Getz, Kelly J ^d   Powe, Neil R ^a,b,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Johns Hopkins Green Spring   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Conflicts of interest; Pharmaceutical industry; Physician income

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INDUSTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN INCOME; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; EMPIRICAL APPROACH;

CLINICAL TRIALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG INDUSTRY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; INTERNAL MEDICINE; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MARYLAND; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 9244260171     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2004.30414.x     Document Type: Review

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