Conflict-Of-Interest Rules Should Set Limits On Payments – ACC President
Executive Summary
Conflict-of-interest guidelines should include specific limits on payments from companies to investigators, outgoing American College of Cardiology President Bruce Fye, MD, Mayo Clinic, told the association's annual meeting March 31 in Chicago
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