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Conflict of Interest: Can We Minimize Its Influence in the Biomedical Literature?

Anne Victoria Neale, Kendra L. Schwartz and Marjorie A. Bowman
The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice September 2005, 18 (5) 411-413; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.18.5.411
Anne Victoria Neale
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Marjorie A. Bowman
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Anne Victoria Neale, Kendra L. Schwartz, Marjorie A. Bowman
The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice Sep 2005, 18 (5) 411-413; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.18.5.411

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