Public health and the knowledge industry Salud pública e industria del conocimiento Saúde pública e indústria do conhecimento

Knowledge plays an important role in health care. The production and diffusion of health-related knowledge are increasingly under the control of private commercial interests, which are characterized by conflicts of interests that result in abuses of power. Considerable research has been done on the...

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Main Author: Kenneth Rochel de Camargo Jr.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2009-12-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102009000600022