Objective To systematically review the evidence on the knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes of
patients and the general public towards the interactions of physicians with the …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Gifts to physicians from the pharmaceutical industry are
receiving increased scrutiny, but no previous research has evaluated the effect of such gifts …

Background: The US Department of Justice's investigations into financial relationships
between surgical device manufacturers and orthopaedic surgeons have raised the question …

Background Over the past decade, revelations of inappropriate financial relationships
between surgeons and surgical device manufacturers have challenged the presumption that …

Health-related industries use a variety of methods to influence health news, including the
formation and maintenance of direct relationships with journalists. These interactions have …

PURPOSE: Interactions between cancer physicians and the pharmaceutical industry may
create conflicts of interest that can adversely affect patient care. We aimed to survey cancer …

Background In Japan, as elsewhere, physicians meet with and receive gifts from
pharmaceutical representatives (PRs). This study aimed to clarify the Japanese public …

Background Many health professional and regulatory groups have guidelines for identifying,
disclosing and managing potential conflicts of interest (COI). The opinions of the Canadian …

This paper presents an analysis of the effect of globalisation and attendant economic factors
on the global practice of medicine, medical education, medical ethics and medical …

This paper describes developments in Australia's regulation of prescription drug marketing
and promotion. We show that the pharmaceutical industry has proved less capable of …