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June 15, 2007

A National Survey of Physician–Industry Relationships

A new national survey finds nearly all physicians (94%) have some type of relationship with the pharmaceutical industry—from receiving drug samples or food in the workplace, to being reimbursed for professional meetings, to receiving consulting fees.
The authors of "A National Survey of Physician–Industry Relationships" (New England Journal of Medicine, Apr. 26, 2007) document widespread relationships between physicians and the pharmaceutical, medical device, and other medically related industries, and also find that such relationships vary according to type of specialty, practice setting, and other factors.

1 comment:

Health Watch Center said...

Hello Mr.Danny Wedding,

It's true that a lot of doctors some type of relationship with the medical related industry.

SHZ