Healthy Skepticism Library item: 5528

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Publication type: Journal Article

Winder T.
Consensus conferences as drug promotion.
Lancet 1993 Feb 6; 341:(8841):368-9

Abstract:

The author spoke at the meeting attended by Sheldon et al. He can work with companies where their interests and the science coincide as they did for him in the meeting criticized.

Keywords:
*letter to the editor/United Kingdom/Parke-Davis/Lopid/conference speakers/ drug company sponsored guidelines/ relationship between researchers, academic institutions and industry/PROMOTION DISGUISED: COMPANY SPONSORED SPEAKING TOURS AND CONFERENCE SPEAKERS/PROMOTION DISGUISED: CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS/PROMOTION DISGUISED: PHYSICIAN EDUCATION MATERIAL AND GUIDELINES Advertising* Consensus Development Conferences* Coronary Disease/prevention & control Drug Industry* Humans Lipoproteins, HDL/blood