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Review
. 2008 Feb;5(2):e5.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0050005.

Soft targets: nurses and the pharmaceutical industry

Annemarie Jutel  1 , David B Menkes
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Review

Soft targets: nurses and the pharmaceutical industry

Annemarie Jutel et al. PLoS Med. 2008 Feb.

Abstract

The nursing literature has yet to pay much attention to the expansive reach of the pharmaceutical industry into the nursing profession.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing Interests: Annemarie Jutel previously held shares in Pfizer, but sold them during the preparation of this work. David Menkes has accepted speakers' fees and support to attend conferences from various pharmaceutical companies. In addition, he has received research support from Roche, Eli Lilly, and Lundbeck, and has served as an expert witness on behalf of plaintiffs in civil cases defended by Eli Lilly, GlaxoSmithKline, and Pfizer.

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