The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 149, Issue 1, Supplement , Pages S43-S46 , July 2006

When physician-industry interactions go awry

This article is based on testimony delivered to the House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee (Subcommittee on Health) on July 21, 2005.

  • Jerome P. Kassirer, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Dr Jerome P. Kassirer, Tufts University School of Medicine, 136 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02111.

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PII: S0022-3476(06)00377-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.04.051

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 149, Issue 1, Supplement , Pages S43-S46 , July 2006

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