The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 10 , Pages 955-960 , October 2009

Appropriateness of Collaborations between Industry and the Medical Profession: Physicians' Perceptions

  • Joseph S. Ross, MD, MHS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
    • HSR&D Research Enhancement Award Program and Geriatrics Research, Education, and Clinical Center, James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Joseph S. Ross, MD, MHS, Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1070, New York, NY 10029
    • ,
  • Salomeh Keyhani, MD

      Affiliations

    • HSR&D Research Enhancement Award Program and Geriatrics Research, Education, and Clinical Center, James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY
    • Department of Health Policy, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
    • ,
  • Deborah Korenstein, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY

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 Funding: Data collection for this work was partially supported by the Attorney General Consumer and Prescriber Grant Program administered by the State of Oregon. Dr. Ross was compensated for his work as a consultant at the request of plaintiffs in litigation against Merck and Co., Inc. related to rofecoxib from 2006-2007.

 Conflict of Interest: None.

 Authorship: All authors had full access to all the data in the study and a role in writing the manuscript.

PII: S0002-9343(09)00501-4

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.04.013

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 10 , Pages 955-960 , October 2009

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