Healthy Skepticism Library item: 6441
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Publication type: Journal Article
Patel JC.
The gifts and trinkets to doctors: current practice in India and global trends in pharmaceutical industry.
Indian J Med Sci 1994 Jan; 48:(1):20-30
Abstract:
The author kept a record of all of the gifts he received during years 1988-89 and 1990. He reviews gift giving by the industry in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Italy. Finally he discusses sponsored symposia & conferences in India.
Keywords:
*analysis/India/United States/United Kingdom/Canada/Italy/gift giving/sponsored symposia & conferences/developing countries/ATTITUDES REGARDING PROMOTION: HEALTH PROFESSIONALS/ETHICAL ISSUES IN PROMOTION: GIFT GIVING/PROMOTION AND HEALTH NEEDS: PROMOTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES/PROMOTION AS A SOURCE OF INFORMATION: DOCTORS/PROMOTION DISGUISED: CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS/PROMOTIONAL TECHNIQUES: DETAILING/PROMOTIONAL TECHNIQUES: DIRECT MAIL
Advertising*
Commerce/economics
Commerce/methods*
Drug Industry*
Economics, Pharmaceutical
Ethics, Medical*
Fraud/legislation & jurisprudence*
Gift Giving*
Government Regulation
India
Internationality
Interprofessional Relations
Physicians*
Social Change
