Healthy Skepticism Library item: 3332

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Publication type: Journal Article

Cohen RL.
Drug companies and journal supplements
Lancet 1986; 1:1157

Abstract:

The author agrees with Stavem that drug company employees should not be editors of medical journals. He also notes that journal supplements are also advertisements for the sponsoring drug company’s product.

Keywords:
*letter to the editor/publication bias/conflict of interest/ journal supplements/ETHICAL ISSUES IN PROMOTION: MEDICAL JOURNAL EDITORSHIP/PROMOTION DISGUISED: JOURNAL SUPPLEMENTS, CONTROLLED CIRCULATION JOURNALS AND NEWSLETTERS