Healthy Skepticism Library item: 4407

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Publication type: Journal Article

Paterson AH.
Physicians and pharmaceutical companies
Canadian Medical Association Journal 1992; 146:328

Abstract:

The author agrees with Woollard’s arguments but doesn’t think that much has changed in the relationship between doctors and the pharmaceutical industry. He thinks that a group conscience on this issue might help avoid some of the hypocrisy that can exist on both sides of the relationship

Keywords:
*letter to the editor/Canada/ relationship between medical journals and industry/guidelines, discussion of/ETHICAL ISSUES IN PROMOTION: LINKS BETWEEN HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND INDUSTRY