Industry Ties in Medicine: Insight from the Open Payments Program
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W ith government funding for bio-medical research stagnant or declining, scientists rely more than ever on industry support. Yet although that support is indispensible, it poses delicate challenges: Scientists and doctors are sometimes tempted to decide what's best for a sponsoring company rather than for patients. These conflicts of interest have sparked growing calls for transparency into ind...
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عنوان ژورنال: Mayo Clinic Proceedings
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0025-6196
DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2016.02.003