Medical journals are an extension of the marketing arm of pharmaceutical companies
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Medical journals are an extension of the marketing arm of pharmaceutical companies
Abstract
Medical journals have become dependent on the pharmaceutical industry for their survival, which can have a corrupting influence on their content, argues Smith, the former editor of the BMJ.
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Medical journals, academia, and industry-sponsored clinical trials.PLoS Med. 2005 Jul;2(7):e218. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020218. Epub 2005 Jul 26. PLoS Med. 2005. PMID: 16033312 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
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Bitter pills and puffed trials.PLoS Med. 2005 Jul;2(7):e219; discussion e225. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020219. Epub 2005 Jul 26. PLoS Med. 2005. PMID: 16033313 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
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Might banning trial publication do more harm than good?PLoS Med. 2005 Jul;2(7):e220. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020220. Epub 2005 Jul 26. PLoS Med. 2005. PMID: 16033314 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
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Little fish are less likely to take the bait.PLoS Med. 2005 Jul;2(7):e221. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020221. Epub 2005 Jul 26. PLoS Med. 2005. PMID: 16033315 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
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Bold suggestion by Smith.PLoS Med. 2005 Jul;2(7):e226. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020226. Epub 2005 Jul 26. PLoS Med. 2005. PMID: 16033320 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
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