Healthy Skepticism Library item: 6133
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Publication type: Journal Article
Kassirer JP.
When physician-industry interactions go awry.
J Pediatr 2006 Jul 01; 149:(1):
http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0022-3476(06)00377-5
Abstract:
Financial connections between members of the profession and professional organizations and the pharmaceutical, device, and biotechnology industries are increasingly common and can lead to biased medical decision making, higher costs of care, and decline in the public’s trust of the profession. To preserve its reputation and its autonomy over medical decisions, the profession must begin to police itself.
Keywords:
Bias (Epidemiology)
Drug Industry*
Ethics, Medical
Gift Giving
Humans
Interprofessional Relations*
Physicians*/economics
Public Relations
United States
United States Food and Drug Administration