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Disclosing conflicts of interest has unintended effects

US database of payments to physicians is likely to complicate ties to patients and drug companies.

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Reardon, S. Disclosing conflicts of interest has unintended effects. Nature (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2014.16077

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