@article{3bbd7716d9704a9dbb32f7a4f1086d8f,
title = "Drug company-sponsored symposia: Pros and cons",
author = "Thomas Finucane",
note = "Funding Information: To the Editor: Medical education and research are related to the pharmaceutical industry in complex ways. Bias is possible [ 11. The function of free medical journals (“throwaways”) and of scientific and peer-reviewed journals is a “current and vexing topic” [2]. The American Journal of Medicine typifies an area of ambiguity. In the second half of 1985, the peer-reviewed journal appeared monthly (six issues). In addition, there were 13 supplements, each supported by a grant from a drug company. in the second half of 1985, the journal proper numbered 780 pages. The supplements, most with obvious advertising overtones, numbered 524 pages. Table I [3-141 shows the number of times the name of a sponsoring company{\textquoteright}s product appeared in the title of a supplement and in the table of contents. For comparison, the appearance of all other drug names is also tabulated. The remaining supplement [ 151, concerning type II diabe- Copyright: Copyright 2014 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.",
year = "1987",
month = oct,
doi = "10.1016/0002-9343(87)90932-6",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "83",
pages = "811--812",
journal = "The American journal of medicine",
issn = "0002-9343",
publisher = "Elsevier Inc.",
number = "4",
}