Ghost Management: How Much of the Medical Literature Is Shaped Behind the Scenes by the Pharmaceutical Industry?

Sergio Sismondo ()

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Abstract: There are many reports of ghost writings and ghost management of medical journal articles. Such articles are “ghostly†because signs of their actual production are largely invisible—academic authors whose names appear at the top of ghost-managed articles give corporate research a veneer of independence and credibility.

Keywords: medical journal; writings; articles; pharmaceutical industry; publication; management; ghost; actual production; independence; credibility; research; corporate (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007-10
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