Are drug advertisements in Indian edition of BMJ unethical?

Gitanjali B, Shashindran CH, Tripathi KD, Sethuraman KR

DOI: 10.1136/bmj.315.7106.459
Published: 1997 Aug 23
Container: BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
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Open access: yes

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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmj.315.7106.459,
  title = {Are drug advertisements in Indian edition of BMJ unethical?},
  author = {Gitanjali B and Shashindran CH and Tripathi KD and Sethuraman KR},
  year = {1997},
  journal = {BMJ (Clinical research ed.)},
  doi = {10.1136/bmj.315.7106.459},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.315.7106.459}
}

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TI  - Are drug advertisements in Indian edition of BMJ unethical?
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AU  - Shashindran CH
AU  - Tripathi KD
AU  - Sethuraman KR
PY  - 1997
JO  - BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
DO  - 10.1136/bmj.315.7106.459
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APA

B, G., CH, S., KD, T., & KR, S. (1997). Are drug advertisements in Indian edition of BMJ unethical?. BMJ (Clinical research ed.). https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.315.7106.459

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