Healthy Skepticism Library item: 5725

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Publication type: Journal Article

Brennan TA.
Buying editorials
New England Journal of Medicine 1994; 331:673-675

Abstract:

A New York communications company contacted a physician and offered to pay him for signing an editorial that the company would have ghost-written. In light of this practice new requirements for disclosure by authors might be burdensome but may nevertheless be justified.

Keywords:
*analysis/United States/ghost-writing/disclosure/ public relations firms/ payment for writing articles/ATTITUDES REGARDING PROMOTION: INDUSTRY/ETHICAL ISSUES IN PROMOTION: LINKS BETWEEN HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND INDUSTRY/EVALUATION OF PROMOTION: GENERAL QUALITY OF INFORMATION/PROMOTION AND HEALTH NEEDS: PROMOTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES/PROMOTION DISGUISED: GHOST-WRITING AND JOURNAL ARTICLES/REGULATION, CODES, GUIDELINES: ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS/REGULATION, CODES, GUIDELINES: FEEDBACK TO COMPANIES