RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Overregulation of conflicts hinders medical progress
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP S14
OP S15
VO 74
IS 3 suppl 2
A1 Chisolm, Guy M.
A1 Stossel, Thomas P.
YR 2007
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/74/3_suppl_2/S14.abstract
AB The revolution in medicine and technology over the past few decades is largely the result of partnerships—or a “harmony of interests”—between private companies and entrepreneurial scientists and clinicians. Regulations to prevent conflicts of interest by restricting medical education, medical research, expert advisory functions, or researcher ownership of inventions may have the unintended consequence of slowing medical progress.