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Doctors and Drug Companies
Abstract
In this article, Blumenthal describes the nature of current relationships between doctors and the pharmaceutical industry. The report analyzes how financial relationships — which may involve gifts, free meals, consulting fees, or lecture honoraria — influence physicians' prescribing decisions and how the relationships between physicians and drug companies are likely to change in the future.
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A Social Science Perspective on Gifts to Physicians From Industry
Dana, J. (2003) · JAMA · doi:10.1001/jama.290.2.252 · Cited by 594
Katz, D., Caplan, A. L., & Merz, J. F. (2003) · The American Journal of Bioethics · doi:10.1162/15265160360706552 · Cited by 250
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Brennan, T. A., Rothman, D. J., Blank, L., Blumenthal, D., Chimonas, S. C., Cohen, J. J., Goldman, J., Kassirer, J. P., Kimball, H., Naughton, J., et al. (2006) · JAMA · doi:10.1001/jama.295.4.429 · Cited by 695
Self-citationA National Survey of Physician–Industry Relationships
Campbell, E. G., Gruen, R. L., Mountford, J., Miller, L. G., Cleary, P. D., & Blumenthal, D. (2007) · New England Journal of Medicine · doi:10.1056/nejmsa064508 · Cited by 553
Self-citationSpurling, G. K., Mansfield, P. R., Montgomery, B. D., Lexchin, J., Doust, J., Othman, N., & Vitry, A. I. (2010) · PLoS Medicine · doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1000352 · Cited by 526
Metadata
- Authors
- Blumenthal, D.
- Venue
- New England Journal of Medicine
- Publisher
- Massachusetts Medical Society
- Published
- 2004-10-28
- Volume
- 351
- Issue
- 18
- Pages
- 1885-1890
- ISSN
- 0028-4793 (ISSN-L)
- 1533-4406
- OpenAlex
- W2002738180
- Cited by
- 238
- References
- 2
- FWCI
- 19.26
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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