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. 2022 Aug;7(8):e009640.
doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2022-009640.

Babies before business: protecting the integrity of health professionals from institutional conflict of interest

Genevieve Ellen Becker  1 , Constance Ching  2 , Tuan T Nguyen  3 , Jennifer Cashin  2 , Paul Zambrano  4 , Roger Mathisen  3
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Babies before business: protecting the integrity of health professionals from institutional conflict of interest

Genevieve Ellen Becker et al. BMJ Glob Health. 2022 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: Child health; Health policy; Health systems; Maternal health; Public Health.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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The number of studies in scoping review that documented practices that may result in conflicts of interests by place (A) and type of marketing activity (B). IYCF, infant and young child feeding.
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