Public health and the knowledge industry

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Autor(a) principal: Camargo Jr.,Kenneth Rochel de
Data de Publicação: 2009
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Revista de Saúde Pública
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102009000600022
Resumo: 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 medical-industrial complex and its role in the production of power imbalances and the consequent abuses, but little attention has been dedicated to the role played by the publishing industry, which can be subject to the same problems. The widely diffused idea that "frequent and major changes" occur in medicine, albeit unsupported by clearcut evidence, is an effective marketing tool for both the pharmaceutical and publishing industries, who feed and thrive on physicians' insecurities. The production and distribution of knowledge should be addressed as a strategic component of public health.
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title Public health and the knowledge industry
spellingShingle Public health and the knowledge industry
Camargo Jr.,Kenneth Rochel de
Knowledge
Scientific and Technical Publications
Publication Bias
Scientific Communication and Diffusion
Scientific Misconduct
Health Care Sector
title_short Public health and the knowledge industry
title_full Public health and the knowledge industry
title_fullStr Public health and the knowledge industry
title_full_unstemmed Public health and the knowledge industry
title_sort Public health and the knowledge industry
author Camargo Jr.,Kenneth Rochel de
author_facet Camargo Jr.,Kenneth Rochel de
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Camargo Jr.,Kenneth Rochel de
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Knowledge
Scientific and Technical Publications
Publication Bias
Scientific Communication and Diffusion
Scientific Misconduct
Health Care Sector
topic Knowledge
Scientific and Technical Publications
Publication Bias
Scientific Communication and Diffusion
Scientific Misconduct
Health Care Sector
description 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 medical-industrial complex and its role in the production of power imbalances and the consequent abuses, but little attention has been dedicated to the role played by the publishing industry, which can be subject to the same problems. The widely diffused idea that "frequent and major changes" occur in medicine, albeit unsupported by clearcut evidence, is an effective marketing tool for both the pharmaceutical and publishing industries, who feed and thrive on physicians' insecurities. The production and distribution of knowledge should be addressed as a strategic component of public health.
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