A recent study found that about 35 percent of physicians do not completely agree that they should tell patients about their financial relationships with drug and medical device companies, according to Medscape Today News.
The study, published in the February issue of Health Affairs, drew on a 2009 survey of almost 1900 physicians.
The article quotes medical ethicist Linda Emanuel, MD, PhD, of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, as saying: “We need to do some serious interventions to return to our ethical ...
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