We provide a selective survey of empirical evidence on the effects as well as the drivers of
persuasive communication. We consider persuasion directed at consumers, voters, donors …

Objective To determine whether financial ties to one drug company are associated with
favourable results or conclusions in meta-analyses on antihypertensive drugs. Design …

PRESCRIPTION DRUGS ARE THE THIRD LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AFTER HEART
DISEASE AND CANCER. In his latest ground-breaking book, Peter C Gotzsche exposes the …

Many doctors, patients, journalists, and politicians alike do not understand what health
statistics mean or draw wrong conclusions without noticing. Collective statistical illiteracy …

Statistical illiteracy can have an enormously negative impact on decision making. This
volume of collected papers brings together applied and theoretical research on risks and …

Medical Journals Are an Extension of the Marketing Arm of Pharmaceutical Companies | PLOS
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Los estudios sobre la medicalización la presentan como un proceso por el que ciertos
fenómenos que formaban parte de otros campos, como la educación, la ley, la religión, etc …

ContextWhile exposure to and attitudes about drug company interactions among residents
have been studied extensively, relatively little is known about relationships between drug …

Medical journals and pharmaceutical companies: uneasy bedfellows | The BMJ Skip to main
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The pharmaceutical industry spends more time and resources on generation, collation, and
dissemination of medical information than it does on production of medicines. This …