Healthy Skepticism Library item: 6958

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Publication type: Journal Article

Leong GB, Silva AJ.
Is academic medicine for sale? (5th of 13 letters)
New England Journal of Medicine 2000 Aug 17; 343:(7):509
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/343/7/508

Abstract:

. . . To maintain neutrality in the research endeavor, more neutral funding is needed. Much to the chagrin of those who advocate a reduction in federal spending, there does not appear to be a more reasonable solution that that of increasing federal support of academic medical centres. (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