| Of sophists and spin-doctors: industry-sponsored ghostwriting and the crisis of academic medicine. | |
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PMID: 21327175 Owner: NLM Status: PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
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Ghostwriting for medical journals has become a major, but largely invisible, factor contributing to the problem of credibility in academic medicine. In this paper I argue that the pharmaceutical marketing objectives and use of medical communication firms in the production of ghostwritten articles constitute a new form of sophistry. After identifying three distinct types of medical ghostwriting, I survey the known cases of ghostwriting in the literature and explain the harm done to academic medicine and to patients. Finally, I outline steps to address the problem and restore the integrity of the medical literature. |
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Authors:
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Leemon McHenry |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Mens sana monographs Volume: 8 ISSN: 1998-4014 ISO Abbreviation: Mens Sana Monogr Publication Date: 2010 Jan |
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Created Date: 2011-02-17 Completed Date: 2011-07-14 Revised Date: 2011-07-25 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101506580 Medline TA: Mens Sana Monogr Country: India |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 129-45 Citation Subset: - |
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Lecturer in Philosophy, California State University, Northridge, USA. |
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