Physician violations of online professionalism and disciplinary actions: a national survey of state medical boards.
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MC Sophia Children’s Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (m.otten@erasmusmc .nl). Conflict of Interest Disclosures: The authors have completed and submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest. Dr Otten reported receiving travel grants from Pfizer (formerly Wyeth); and serving as a consultant to Roche. Dr Prince reported serving as a consultant to Bristol-Myers Squibb; receiving travel grants from Pfizer (formerly Wyeth); and receiving research grants from Abbott, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Novartis, Tevapharma, and Pfizer (formerly Wyeth). Dr van Suijlekom-Smit reported receiving grants from the Dutch Board of Health Insurances, Pfizer (formerly Wyeth), Abbott, and the Dutch Arthritis Association; serving as a consultant to Pfizer (formerly Wyeth), Roche, and Novartis; and receiving support for travel to meetings from Pfizer (formerly Wyeth) and Bristol-Myers Squibb.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- JAMA
دوره 307 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012