Impact of Pharmaceutical Industry Versus University Sponsorship on Survey Response: A Randomized Trial among Canadian Hepatitis C Care Providers

BACKGROUND: Surveys originating from universities appear to have higher response rates than those from commercial sources. In light of the growing scrutiny placed on physician-industry relations, the present study aimed to determine the impact of the pharmaceutical industry versus university sponsor...

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Main Authors: Robert P Myers, Abdel Aziz M Shaheen, Samuel S Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2007-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/945630
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spelling doaj-art-c6bf2bc838bc45d4b7e88ce8a55ce1572025-08-20T03:23:19ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002007-01-0121316917510.1155/2007/945630Impact of Pharmaceutical Industry Versus University Sponsorship on Survey Response: A Randomized Trial among Canadian Hepatitis C Care ProvidersRobert P Myers0Abdel Aziz M Shaheen1Samuel S Lee2Liver Unit, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaLiver Unit, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaLiver Unit, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaBACKGROUND: Surveys originating from universities appear to have higher response rates than those from commercial sources. In light of the growing scrutiny placed on physician-industry relations, the present study aimed to determine the impact of the pharmaceutical industry versus university sponsorship on response to a postal survey completed by Canadian hepatitis C virus (HCV) care providers.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/945630
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Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
title Impact of Pharmaceutical Industry Versus University Sponsorship on Survey Response: A Randomized Trial among Canadian Hepatitis C Care Providers
title_full Impact of Pharmaceutical Industry Versus University Sponsorship on Survey Response: A Randomized Trial among Canadian Hepatitis C Care Providers
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title_short Impact of Pharmaceutical Industry Versus University Sponsorship on Survey Response: A Randomized Trial among Canadian Hepatitis C Care Providers
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