Educating Health Professionals about Drug and Device Promotion: Advocates' Recommendations

Peter R Mansfield; Joel Lexchin; Leana S Wen; Luisella Grandori; Christopher P McCoy; Jerome R Hoffman; Joana Ramos; Jon N Jureidini

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0030451

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Educating Health Professionals about Drug and Device Promotion: Advocates' Recommendations

Peter R Mansfield ,

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:peter@healthyskepticism.org
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Joel Lexchin,
Leana S Wen,
Luisella Grandori,
Christopher P McCoy,
Jerome R Hoffman,
Joana Ramos,
Jon N Jureidini

Educating Health Professionals about Drug and Device Promotion: Advocates' Recommendations

Peter R Mansfield,
Joel Lexchin,
Leana S Wen,
Luisella Grandori,
Christopher P McCoy,
Jerome R Hoffman,
Joana Ramos,
Jon N Jureidini

Published: November 7, 2006
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0030451

About the Authors

Peter R Mansfield: *To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:peter@healthyskepticism.org
Joel Lexchin
Leana S Wen
Luisella Grandori
Christopher P McCoy
Jerome R Hoffman
Joana Ramos
Jon N Jureidini

Competing Interests

Each author is a member of one or more of the following organizations: Healthy Skepticism Inc., American Medical Student Association, and No Free Lunch, all of which campaign to raise awareness of the influence of the pharmaceutical industry upon clinical practice. Healthy Skepticism Inc. and No Free Lunch could benefit indirectly from implementation of these recommendations.

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