Healthy Skepticism Library item: 6468

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Publication type: Journal Article

Sussman S.
Drug advertising corrupts journals
BMJ 1994; 308:1301
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/308/6939/1301

Abstract:

American journals do not seem to be in a position to be giving advice to British ones with regard to conflict of interest in light of the ratio of text to advertising in journals like the New England Journal of Medicine.

Keywords:
*letter to the editor/United Kingdom/United States/conflict of interest/ ad revenue/ scientific publications/ journal advertisements/INFLUENCE OF PROMOTION: PUBLICATION