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The Evolution of Medical Publications & Communications

Building consensus on author selection practices for industry-sponsored research: recommendations from an expert task force of medical publication professionals

Michelle L. Carfagnoa GlaxoSmithKline, Collegeville, PA, USA
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Sonia A. Schweersb Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8128-4831
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Elizabeth A. Whannc Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA, USA
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Margaret B. Hodgsond Merck & Co., Inc, Kenilworth, NJ, USA
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Karen D. Mittlemane Consultant, Whitehouse Station, NJ, USA
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Susan A. Nastaseeb Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, USA
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Tine Sorgenfreif Novo Nordisk, Soeborg, Denmark
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Meera I. Kodukullag AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, USACorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0175-7895
ORCID Icon & for The International Society for Medical Publication Professionals Authorship Task Force show all
Pages 863-870 | Received 21 Dec 2021, Accepted 03 Mar 2022, Published online: 19 Apr 2022

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