Medical journals are an extension of the marketing arm of pharmaceutical companies.
editorial · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 15916457.
- Also identified by PMC identifier 1140949.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
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Abstract
Medical journals have become dependent on the pharmaceutical industry for their survival, which can have a corrupting influence on their content, argues Smith, the former editor of the <i>BMJ.</i>
Medical subject headings
- Advertising
- Drug Industry
- Editorial Policies
- Marketing of Health Services