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Professional Medical Organizations and Commercial Conflicts of Interest: Ethical Issues

Howard Brody
The Annals of Family Medicine July 2010, 8 (4) 354-358; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1140
Howard Brody
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vol. 8 no. 4 354-358
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1140
PubMed 
20644191

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The Annals of Family Medicine
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1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication February 8, 2010
  • Revision received March 16, 2010
  • Accepted for publication March 23, 2010
  • Published online July 19, 2010.

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  1. Howard Brody, MD, PhD
  1. Institute for the Medical Humanities and Department of Family Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Howard Brody, MD, PhD, Institute for the Medical Humanities, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555-1311, habrody{at}utmb.edu

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