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  Vol. 284 No. 17, November 1, 2000 TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Financial Indigestion

Jerome P. Kassirer, MD
Boston, Mass

JAMA. 2000;284:2156-2157.

Since this article does not have an abstract, we have provided the first 150 words of the full text and any section headings.

Over the past decade, I have had the fun and good fortune of being a visiting professor at more than two dozen teaching hospitals. One noon conference during a recent visit, however, stands out.

The chief resident had asked me ahead of time to discuss financial conflict of interest, but he neglected to inform me that a major pharmaceutical company would be hosting lunch before the conference. When I arrived, one of the two well-dressed drug reps asked politely who I was, then invited me to have lunch. I demurred when I learned his company was the sponsor.

One by one, house officers and medical students arrived to join the buffet line and were greeted warmly by the drug rep with "How was your weekend?" and "How're you doing?" The line moved slowly because it took some time to scoop up the salad, the pasta, and . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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