Psychiatry :: Drugs :: Conflict of Interest or Bias?


	Psychiatry :: Drugs :: Conflict of Interest or Bias?

fauxpress

7-17-2008 7:31 AM

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Ask your doctor above their fiscal relationships with the manufacturers of the drugs they prescribe.

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