Healthy Skepticism Library item: 6955
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Publication type: Journal Article
Hagan BM.
Is academic medicine for sale? (11th of 13 letters)
New England Journal of Medicine 2000 Aug 17; 343:(7):510
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/343/7/508
Abstract:
It seems ironic that Dr. Angell’s editorial criticizing sponsorship of lectures to residents and medical students is surrounded by dozens of advertisements in the Journal. I wonder whether the advertising depeartment is not going to be speaking to the editorial department for a while? (full text)
Keywords:
*letter to the editor/United States/relationship with pharmaceutical industry/conflict-of-interest/bias/ETHICAL ISSUES IN PROMOTION: MEDICAL JOURNAL EDITORSHIP/SPONSORSHIP: RESEARCH