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dc.contributor.authorBeran, RG
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T13:11:06Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T13:11:06Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.date.modified2012-02-10T01:29:35Z
dc.identifier.issn0723-1393
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/31084
dc.description.abstractExamining the relationship between the pharmaceutical industry and medical profession the BMJ raised concern including: describing doctors as 'lapdogs to drug firms'; unethical recruiting in third world countries; manipulating codes of conduct; and medicine corrupted by industry largess. This paper offers an alternative perspective, questioning if largess is automatically contrary to societal needs. Serving on advisory boards allows critical input. Critics who denigrate those who accept support often have undisclosed conflicts of interest. These critics usually do not come from private practice and hence responsible for their own expenses and do not acknowledge costs faced by private practitioners when attending meetings. Private practice does not provide salary when not consulting, has no trust fund support and cannot amortise sponsorship as is often done in the public sector. Failure to disclose this represents concealed conflict of interest, amplified by the 'publish or perish' philosophy, which may well underwrite some publications.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.format.extent337513 bytes
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherYozmot Heiliger
dc.publisher.placeIsrael
dc.publisher.urihttp://law.haifa.ac.il/users/rkaspi/waml/mnl.asp
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom557
dc.relation.ispartofpageto563
dc.relation.ispartofjournalMedicine and Law
dc.relation.ispartofvolume28
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchLaw not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchLaw
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode180199
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1801
dc.titleConflict of interests - Criticising the critics
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Medicine
gro.rights.copyright© 2009 University of Haifa. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
gro.date.issued2009
gro.hasfulltextFull Text
gro.griffith.authorBeran, Roy G.


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