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Ghostwriting: The Dirty Little Secret of Medical Publishing That Just Got Bigger

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In an academic_editorial highlighting the 1,500 documents made public after PLoS Medicine's intervention in a court case, the PLoS Medicine academic_editors call for strong action to be taken to eradicate this practice.

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  • The PLoS Medicine Editors, 2009. "Ghostwriting: The Dirty Little Secret of Medical Publishing That Just Got Bigger," PLOS Medicine, Public Library of Science, vol. 6(9), pages 1-2, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pmed00:1000156
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000156
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    1. The PLoS Medicine Editors, 2009. "An Unbiased Scientific Record Should Be Everyone's Agenda," PLOS Medicine, Public Library of Science, vol. 6(2), pages 1-3, February.
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    3. Sergio Sismondo, 2007. "Ghost Management: How Much of the Medical Literature Is Shaped Behind the Scenes by the Pharmaceutical Industry?," Working Papers id:1254, eSocialSciences.
    4. Peter C Gøtzsche & Jerome P Kassirer & Karen L Woolley & Elizabeth Wager & Adam Jacobs & Art Gertel & Cindy Hamilton, 2009. "What Should Be Done To Tackle Ghostwriting in the Medical Literature?," PLOS Medicine, Public Library of Science, vol. 6(2), pages 1-4, February.
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