"We can't get along without each other": Qualitative interviews with physicians about device industry representatives, conflict of interest and patient safety.

OBJECTIVES:Physician relationships with device industry representatives have not been previously assessed. This study explored interactions with device industry representatives among physicians who use implantable cardiovascular and orthopedic devices to identify whether conflict of interest (COI) i...

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Main Authors: Anna R Gagliardi, Pascale Lehoux, Ariel Ducey, Anthony Easty, Sue Ross, Chaim Bell, Patricia Trbovich, David R Urbach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5373623?pdf=render